Masdar Announces Preferred Contractors for World's First 24/7 Solar PV, Battery Storage Gigascale Project

Masdar Announces Preferred Contractors for World's First 24/7 Solar PV, Battery Storage Gigascale Project

Larsen & Toubro and POWERCHINA selected as preferred Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors for the project, which will be built in Abu Dhabi
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Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy leader, announced preferred suppliers and contractors to support the development of the world’s first large-scale ‘round the clock’ gigascale project, which will combine solar photovoltaic (PV) power and battery storage to deliver uninterrupted renewable energy.

JA Solar and Jinko Solar, two of the world's largest PV module suppliers, and CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer and a leading battery energy storage system (BESS) supplier, are preferred suppliers for the project, Masdar announced today at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).

Larsen & Toubro and POWERCHINA have been selected as preferred Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors for the project, which will be built in Abu Dhabi.

Letters of Award for the EPC contractors were signed today in a special ceremony at the Masdar Pavilion at ADSW, with Abdulaziz Alobaidli, Chief Operating Officer, Masdar, signing both.

Yu Feng, President of HDEC International, signed for POWERCHINA, with Gao Fei, Vice President of POWERCHINA MENA Headquarter, witnessing.

The Letter of Award for Larsen & Toubro was signed by A. Ravindran, Senior Vice President & Head - Renewables IC, with T. Madhavadas, Whole Time Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Utilities), witnessing.

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