Emerge announces two new agreements and a project inauguration, building on local presence after a record-breaking year
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Emerge signed MOUs with ADNOC Sour Gas and Pipetec, and inaugurated a solar power project with Coca-Cola Al Ahlia Beverages Company during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
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Tripled operating capacity in renewable energy solutions in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking a new milestone in the company’s rapid development
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Now supplying clean electricity to 38 commercial, industrial, educational and hospitality sites across the UAE.
Emerge, a joint venture between UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF Group, has bolstered its project pipeline and is continuing strong year-on-year growth.
At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Emerge signed an MOU with ADNOC Sour Gas to explore leveraging solar energy at the Shah Gas Plant, and an agreement with Pipetec, a leading innovator in the hot pipe bending industry, to deliver a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project at its state-of-the-art facility in KEZAD.
Emerge also inaugurated a 1.8-megawatt solar power plant project with Coca Cola Al Ahlia Beverages Company, supporting its bottling facility in Al Ain to avoid approximately 1,566 metric tons of CO₂ emissions annually.
These partnerships aim to support the companies’ decarbonization efforts and are a significant opportunity for Emerge to continue to expand its presence supporting local businesses with sustainability targets.
The new agreements follow Emerge’s most successful year to date. In 2024, Emerge tripled operating capacity across solar plants to 30MW (from 10MW the year before), supplying clean electricity to 38 commercial, industrial, educational and hospitality sites across the UAE.
Emerge also doubled its team size, achieved zero injuries and secured contracts during the year to develop solar projects capable of generating an additional 147MW – showing significant growth in the company’s project pipeline and potential revenue generation once these projects become operational.
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar, said:
The flexible and client-centric approach of Emerge allows companies to focus on their core business while reducing operational costs and achieving their sustainability goals. It’s great to see that this strategy has demonstrated appeal with local companies, with Emerge significantly increasing its client base and partnerships over the past year.
Luc Koechlin, CEO Middle East, EDF Group, said:
We are delighted to see Emerge’s green portfolio growing, which is further solidifying its role in delivering innovative and sustainable energy solutions for businesses to decarbonize their operations. This growth reflects the unwavering commitment to supporting the UAE’s ambitious vision for a greener future and contributing to the nation’s clean energy goals as part of the UAE Net Zero 2050 strategy.
Michel Abi Saab, General Manager, Emerge, said:
Emerge’s unique value proposition is it takes full contractual and financial responsibility – including engineering and design, financing, construction, operations and maintenance – with the client incurring no cost for the plant itself. This enables companies in the region to readily access solar as part of their energy mix, while reducing overall energy costs.
Established in 2021, Emerge specializes in solar PV plants, energy storage and hybrid solutions on- and off-grid for companies from SMEs to large corporations. This enables companies of all sizes in the UAE the ability to host solar plants at their own facilities – either via rooftop or on the ground – and access clean energy.
Emerge announced two landmark projects in 2024: the groundbreaking of Sharjah’s largest solar PV project and the region’s largest distributed solar project on a single site; and an agreement with Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, to solarize the railway network’s freight terminal in Ghuweifat.
Emerge was also recognized as a market leader in the region, receiving three awards from Solar Quarter Middle East late last year, including: Best Solar Project of the Year for the ADNOC service station solarization project; Project of the Year: Renewable Energy for the Sharjah National Oil Corporation project; and Outstanding Leadership in Business Management for Emerge General Manager Michel Abi Saab.
The company contributes to the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 initiative, which aims to see renewable energy constitute 44 per cent of the country’s clean energy mix by 2050.
