Industry Leaders to Participate at the 6th World Future Energy Summit

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Masdar, host of the World Future Energy Summit and the International Water Summit said: “As we work towards a sustainable future, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and its participating events is the UAE’s effort to take a holistic approach to the global challenges of economic development as well as energy and water security,” said Dr Al Jaber.

Masdar Launches Shams 1, the World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Operation

Today, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi officially inaugurated Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Located in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, the 100-megawatt, grid connected power plant will generate clean energy to power 20,000 homes in the UAE.

SAGIA Initiates Investment License Process for Saudi Wind Project

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announced today that it has initiated the process to give an investment license to the consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar and EDF Renewables which last week was awarded the Kingdom’s first utility scale wind project at Dumat Al Jandal.

Masdar City and German Embassy to the UAE Host Exhibition on Germany’s Energy Transition at Masdar City

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; January 16, 2019 – The German Embassy to the UAE and Masdar City are hosting a photographic exhibition at Masdar City to highlight the transformation of Germany’s energy system. The exhibition titled ‘Energiewende’ – meaning energy transition – explains how the German energy transition is taking place and how the country is shifting its energy supply to renewables, making the industry more secure, affordable and sustainable.

Masdar signs Preferred Partnership Agreement with China’s BYD to Further Clean Energy Solutions

Cityscape Abu Dhabi today saw the announcement of a Preferred Partnership Agreement between Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, and BYD Company Ltd, a leading Chinese corporation specialising in clean and energy-efficient technologies.

WiSER Panel Discusses How Innovation Can Support the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Leading international and local experts in the fields of water, clean energy and environment convened on March 10, to discuss how innovation can improve sustainability. The forum was held by Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER), an initiative of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company in partnership with the Zayed Future Energy Prize.

Masdar and Masdar Institute Launch UAE’s First Independent Solar Testing and R&D Hub

Abu Dhabi, UAE, April 22, 2015 – Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s pioneering renewable energy company, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, today announced plans to launch the Masdar Solar Hub to expedite the development of solar technologies. The new hub aims to support Abu Dhabi’s efforts to achieve its ambitions for solar energy development and deployment through research and demonstration of cutting-edge solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and thermal energy storage technologies.

Arab Women’s Role in Energy and Climate Change Highlighted on Sidelines of World Economic Forum in t

The high-level majlis titled “Arab women leading the way in energy and climate change” was jointly hosted by the Directorate of Energy and Climate Change at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company.

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Masdar reports on sustainability targets and publish reports on trends that matter most in the sustainability sector

Renewables

We are active in solar, wind, waste-to-energy, geothermal, energy storage and green hydrogen projects across the world with a generation capacity of over 20 gigawatts, equivalent to displacing 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

Concentrated Solar Power

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems are considered a promising technology for large-scale power generation. Masdar has invested in and developed several different types of CSP projects.

Waste-to-Energy

With the development of waste-to-energy projects, Masdar is helping to tackle the issue of waste management.

Energy storage

Masdar is committed to developing and deploying energy storage solutions to create a more flexible grid system.

Pertamina Geothermal Energy

Masdar entered the geothermal market in February 2023 by investing in one of the world’s largest geothermal players, Pertamina Geothermal Energy. The geothermal plants generate 4.8TWh geothermal energy with 3,915,000 tons of carbnon dioxide avoided each year.

Guzar

Masdar has entered into a Public Private Partnership Agreement to design, build and operate a 300MW solar photovoltaic power plant and 75MWh capacity battery energy storage system in the Kashkadarya Region in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Financial close was reached during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026.

Al Wadi Al Jadeed Solar PV Plants

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

100 MW Nur Navoi Solar Project

In November 2019, Masdar signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Government Support Agreement (GSA) with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate the country’s first public-private partnership (PPP) solar power plant.

Krnovo Wind Farm

The 72-megawatt (MW) onshore wind farm is Montenegro’s first wind farm and one of the largest in the region.

Jizzakh Solar Project

In July 2021, Masdar signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate a 220-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar PV project in the Djizzakh Region of Uzbekistan