May 22, 2026
EWEC and Masdar signed an agreement earlier this month to accelerate the development of 30GW of solar PV and 8GW of battery storage in the UAE. Image: Masdar
Masdar has selected Sungrow as a battery storage system and solar inverter supplier for the world’s first gigawatt-scale 24/7 dispatchable renewable energy project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Chinese solar inverter manufacturer and battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Sungrow announced yesterday (21 May) that it has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi state-owned clean energy developer Masdar.
The project, in co-development by Masdar and the utility Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), will comprise 5.2GWdc of solar PV generation and 19GWh of BESS capacity, enabling the round-the-clock (RTC) delivery of 1GW of clean energy. Details of its location have not been disclosed, other than that it is in Abu Dhabi.
