• Abu Dhabi gets 10MW power plant generating clean electricity

  • Abu_Dhabi.jpg The chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority today inaugurated Masdar’s 10MW marking the integration of the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the Middle East. This state of the art plant will generate 10 mega watts of clean energy which is equivalent of taking 3300 cars off the road yearly. This solar plant will provide electricity to the temporary site of Masdar site administration facilities and also power the ongoing construction activities. It will also supply all the energy needs of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. The institute itself is a graduate level scientific institution dedicated to renewable energy study.


    The 10MW plant consists of 87,777 panels and is projected to generate 17,500 MWh of clean energy every year. The construction costs $50 million and the plant is also one of the most cost-efficient PV installations in the world in terms of its projected power output.
    [Zawya]

    Posted in Topics:Alternative Energy, Tags: , on June 4, 2009