One of Masdar’s flagship projects, Shams 1 will contribute towards Abu Dhabi’s target of achieving 7% renewable energy power generation capacity by 2020.
The joint venture between Masdar (60%), Total (20%) and Abengoa Solar (20%) will develop, build, operate and maintain the plant to be located in Madinat Zayed, 120km southwest of Abu Dhabi.
Shams 1 will extending over an area of 2.5sqkm, with a capacity of approximately 100MW and a solar field consisting of 768 parabolic trough collectors to be supplied by Abengoa Solar. Construction is set to begin during third quarter of 2010 and is expected to take approximately two years.
Dr Sultan Al-Jaber, CEO of Masdar, said: “I am delighted we are embarking on this journey together with our strategic partners Total and Abengoa Solar, both of whom have tremendous experience and technical know-how in developing projects such as Shams 1.
“It is through such partnerships that Masdar will succeed in developing and advancing renewable energy solutions and establish Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a world leader in renewable energy and clean technology.”
