Masdar sets tender for 30MW Abu Dhabi project

UAE: Masdar Power, the Abu Dhabi-owned renewable energy investment vehicle, has put out a tender seeking companies to build a 30MW wind power plant on Sir Bani Yas island, 250 kilometers south west of Abu Dhabi City.

by Jan Dodd 9 June 2011

Sir Bani Island is the location of the only turbine operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) so far, an 850kW Vestas machine installed in 2004. This despite a wind resource estimated at around 1GW for the region.

Construction is set to begin before the end of the year.

Meray Atef, executive, media planning at Masdar said: "Masdar is conducting tests for available wind in various parts of the UAE, these are at a very early stage."

The move comes as part of the government strategy to generate 7 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020.

Internationally, Masdar Power’s projects include a stake in the 1GW London Array offshore facility and a 6MW onshore project in the Seychelles.