Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power plant

The Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant is the world's largest single-site solar power plant as of November 2022, located near Abu Dhabi in Sweihan. The plant has 3.2 million solar panels.[1][2]

Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Coordinates24°32′33″N 55°26′38″E
StatusOperational
Commission date2019 (2019)
Construction cost$870 million
Owner(s)Sweihan PV Power Company
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1.117 GW
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Noor translates to Light in Arabic.

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]

Records/Achievements

It attracted the world's most competitive tariff bid in 2016 that was 8.888 fils/kWh. Other awards include 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. www.ETEnergyworld.com. "World's largest single-site solar power plant in Abu Dhabi - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. Staff writer (May 3, 2021). "Emirates Water and Electricity Company targets 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2025".
  3. "Sweihan Photovoltaic Independent Power Project, Abu Dhabi". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. Staff Writer (May 3, 2021). "Solar energy plant Noor Abu Dhabi provides clean power for two years".
  5. "Sterling and Wilson bags EPC contract for world's largest solar PV plant". PV Tech. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  6. Middle East Utility Staff (September 2020). "Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Plant Achieves 2,000GWh Net Power Production".
  7. Campbell, Maeve (2020-05-05). "World's largest solar project to provide record-low energy tariffs". euronews. Retrieved 2021-05-12.


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