Special Projects
Around the world, many communities are not connected to the national grid. Masdar has a variety of solutions to ensure renewable energy reaches remote areas to increase jobs and energy security, while cutting fuel costs and carbon emissions. From tiny Pacific Island micro-grids and rural solar home systems in Afghanistan and Morocco, to onshore wind in the Republic of Seychelles and off-grid solar projects in Egypt and Mauritania, Masdar has been working with partners to deploy clean energy projects that are changing lives and livelihoods.
Across 16 Caribbean and 11 Pacific Islands, Masdar has been delivering renewable energy projects to help reduce reliance on fuel imports, increase energy access, and enhance climate resilience. The solar and wind projects are part of the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund and the UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund. Both initiatives are funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and worth US$50 million each.
In support of government efforts to unlock the agricultural potential of the Al Wadi Al Jadeed Governorate, Masdar worked closely with Egyptian authorities to identify three sites in the governorate for new solar power plants
Al Wadi Al Jadeed Solar PV Plants
6MW
Solar PV | Egypt
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is made up of 29 low-lying atolls and five elevated islands inhabited by 71,000 citizens
Marshall Islands
600kW
Water collection | South Pacific Islands - Marshall
Kiribati: 500kW Solar PV & Water Protection
500kW
Solar PV | South Pacific Islands - Kiribati
Bahamas Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund
925kW
Solar PV | Caribbean - Bahamas
This project features solar PV systems on 11 government buildings. With a total installed capacity of 2.3MWp, it reduces annual diesel fuel consumption by 1.22 million liters and mitigates 3,220 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
FSM – Solar in Pohnpei
2.3MWp
Solar PV | South Pacific Islands - Micronesia
Inhabitants on three of Fiji’s outer islands (Kadevu, Lakeba, and Rotuma) have access to energy around the clock having previously had power for only 12-18 hours a day
LaKaRo 525kW Solar PV
525kW
Solar PV | South Pacific Islands - Fiji
Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund - Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
600kW
Solar PV | Caribbean - St Vincent The Grenadines
Romainville Solar Park is a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with battery storage in the Re¬public of Seychelles.
Ile de Romainville Solar Park
5MW
Solar PV | Seychelles
The Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant is a 15-megawatt photovoltaic facility in Nouakchott, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. It was one of the largest solar power installations in Africa when completed and is the first such utility-scale installation in the country.
The Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant
15MW
Solar PV | Mauritania
Barbados Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund
500kW
Solar PV | Caribbean - Barbados
Built on a 4-metre high structure, the UAE-PPF project in Tuvalu creates shaded public space while feeding clean energy into the grid
Tuvalu Rooftop Solar PV
Solar PV | South Pacific Islands - Tuvalu
The one megawatt plant, which was expanded from 600kW following a grant from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, bolster energy resilience and reduce costs associated with diesel imports
Solomon Islands – Solar PV Plant in Honiara
1MW
Solar PV | South Pacific Islands - Solomon Islands