Noor Abu Dhabi

Not to be confused with Noor Energy 1.

Noor Abu Dhabi
Map
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Coordinates24°32′33″N 55°26′38″E / 24.54250°N 55.44389°E / 24.54250; 55.44389
StatusOperational
Commission date2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Construction cost$870 million
OwnerSweihan PV Power Company
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1.117 GW
External links
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The Noor Abu Dhabi is the world's largest single-site solar power plant[1] as of November 2022, located near Abu Dhabi in Sweihan.

Description

Noor Abu Dhabi has 3.2 million solar panels.[1][2]

Noor is the Arabic word for "light".

The generating capacity is 1.177 GW; the total project cost is US$870 million.[3] The plant provides power for 90,000 individuals in Abu Dhabi. It uses a waterless robotic technology to clean the solar panels. The robots travel a distance of 1600 kilometres every day to clean it.

The plant is operated by Sweihan PV Power Company which comes under the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA). It is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Government and a consortium of China's Jinko Solar Holding and Japan's Marubeni Corp.[4] The plant was commissioned by India-based solar epc contractor Sterling and Wilson Solar.[5] The plant produced a total of 2000 GWh at an efficiency rate of 93%, giving electricity to 66000 houses in September 2020.[6]

History

The commercial operations of the plant started on April 30, 2019.[4][7]

Achievements and awards

The plant attracted the world's most competitive tariff bid in 2016, at 8.888 fils/kWh. It was awarded Utility Project of the Year at the 2020 Middle East Solar Awards and the Power Generation Project of the Year at the MEED Projects Awards 2020.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "World's largest single-site solar power plant in Abu Dhabi - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Emirates Water and Electricity Company targets 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025". 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Sweihan Photovoltaic Independent Power Project, Abu Dhabi". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Solar energy plant Noor Abu Dhabi provides clean power for two years". 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Sterling and Wilson bags EPC contract for world's largest solar PV plant". PV Tech. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Plant Achieves 2,000GWh Net Power Production". September 2020.
  7. ^ Campbell, Maeve (5 May 2020). "World's largest solar project to provide record-low energy tariffs". euronews. Retrieved 12 May 2021.


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