Strategic Global Initiatives

Masdar is committed to delivering knowledge platforms, such as Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, one of the world’s largest sustainability gatherings, the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) initiative and the Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) program.

Special initiative

Encouraging innovation to make Abu Dhabi a hub for sustainability and renewable energy.

WiSER Cares

WiSER Cares is an initiative launched to engage women enrolled on the WiSER Pioneers Program in an active learning experience and a multidisciplinary approach focused on promoting community development through cultural exchange.

WiSER Mentorship Program

The WiSER Mentorship Program is open to women enrolled in the WiSER Pioneers Program. Its purpose is to aid career progression by providing one-to-one mentoring sessions with senior industry figures.

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Flag day

Masdar celebrates inauguration of first projects in Poland

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, and Taaleri SolarWind II Fund, which invests in utility-scale wind and solar assets, formally inaugurated the wind farms that they jointly own in Poland.

Flag Day

Flag Day 2023

Youth from Across UAE Join The Student Exclusive

The Student Exclusive – a first-of-its-kind youth event at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) – drew hundreds of students from across the United Arab Emirates for the January 19 event. Supporting ADSW’s mission of raising awareness about sustainable development across the Emirates, the event represented an important gathering of students on sustainability in the UAE, as part of the Middle East’s largest conference on sustainability.

DBS Dogger Bank South

Located 32 kilometres off the coast of North Norfolk, in East Anglia, Dudgeon is one of Masdar’s current investments in the UK’s renewable energy sector.

Eight hybrid wind and solar projects in Poland

In December 2023, Masdar and Taaleri Energia, a Finnish-based renewable energy developer and fund manager, acquired eight hybrid renewable energy projects in Poland, marking a significant expansion in Masdar’s presence in Poland.

Bahamas Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund

925kW solar PV carport with EV charger stations

Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

600kW solar PV plant + 600kWh lithium-ion battery

Baynouna

Located east of Amman, Baynouna is the largest single solar energy project currently under development in Jordan

Barbados Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund

350 kW solar PV carport with EV charger stations + 500 kW solar PV ground mount

Bilasuvar Solar Power Plant

The Investment agreement for the 445MW Bilasuvar Solar project was reached in October 2023, followed by the signing of Power Purchase Agreements, Transmission Connection Agreements, and Land Lease Agreements.

Loeriesfontein 2

Loeriesfontein 2 is situated in the Hantam Municipality of South Africa’s Northern Cape and was contracted under the third round of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.

Vanuatu Port Vila 767kW Solar PV

Port Vila, the capital city of the island state of Vanuatu, has a population of 44,000, of which only 27% have access to electricity

Nauru Solar

The Republic of Nauru is an island of just 21 square kilometres with more than 9,500 citizens that is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels for transport and power generation