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.
Located in the Bab Al Shams area of Dubai, the project is a 1.2 MW PV plant connected to the DEWA grid. It provides electricity to a large farm that is growing animal fodder. The plant is located in the desert and equipped with automatic cleaning robots that clear the dust from the PV modules.
Bab Al Shams Solar PV Plant
1.2MW
Solar PV | United Arab Emirates
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
The facility produces about 17,500 megawatt-hours of clean electricity annually and offsets 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.
Masdar City Solar Photovoltaic Plant
17,564MW/hour
Solar PV | United Arab Emirates
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
Dhofar Wind Project
110,000 tonnes annually
Wind | Oman
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