Noor Abu Dhabi

Not to be confused with Noor Energy 1.

The Noor Abu Dhabi is the world's largest single-site solar power plant^[1] as of November 2022, located near Abu Dhabi in Sweihan.

Noor Abu Dhabi
Country	United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	24°32′33″N 55°26′38″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Construction cost	$870 million
Owner	Sweihan PV Power Company
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1.117 GW
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Description

Noor Abu Dhabi has 3.2 million solar panels.^[1][2]

Noor is the Arabic word for "light".

The generating capacity is 1.177 GW; the total project cost is US$870 million.^[3] The plant provides power for 90,000 individuals in Abu Dhabi. It uses a waterless robotic technology to clean the solar panels. The robots travel a distance of 1600 kilometres every day to clean it.

The plant is operated by Sweihan PV Power Company which comes under the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA). It is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Government and a consortium of China's Jinko Solar Holding and Japan's Marubeni Corp.^[4] The plant was commissioned by India-based solar epc contractor Sterling and Wilson Solar.^[5] The plant produced a total of 2000 GWh at an efficiency rate of 93%, giving electricity to 66000 houses in September 2020.^[6]

History

The commercial operations of the plant started on April 30, 2019.^[4][7]

Achievements and awards

The plant attracted the world's most competitive tariff bid in 2016, at 8.888 fils/kWh. It was awarded Utility Project of the Year at the 2020 Middle East Solar Awards and the Power Generation Project of the Year at the MEED Projects Awards 2020.^[6]