Six pre-qualified bidder consortia submit proposals for Solar PV Independent Power Project in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC) announced on Monday that six pre-qualified bidder consortia has submitted proposals for the Solar PV Independent Power Project at Sweihan, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, following five months of bid preparations. The project will comprise, inter alia, the development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of a greenfield renewable power generation plant of minimum 350MW power generation capacity, together with associated infrastructure. The plant will be located in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, near the town of Sweihan, some 120km east of the city of Abu Dhabi, and in the vicinity of an existing high voltage substation, to which it will be connected. http://www.wam.ae/en/news/economics/1395300125264.html