The 1.5GW solar PV IPP project will be located between Abu Dhabi and Al-AinInterested companies have submitted their statements of qualifications (SOQs) to bid for the contract to develop and operate Abu Dhabi's fourth major solar photovoltaic (PV) independent power producer (IPP) project.The planned Khazna solar IPP project, commonly referred to as PV4, will have a capacity of 1,500MW.State utility Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec) invited interested companies to submit their SOQs to bid for the contract in October last year.According to industry sources, interested developers submitted their SOQs to Ewec on 5 December.The solar PV IPP project will be located in Khazna, between Abu Dhabi and Al-Ain.  MEED previously reported that Ewec's fourth solar IPP scheme is expected to reach commercial operations by 2027."The development of Ewec's new solar PV project aligns with the company’s strategic plan to build additional renewable energy plants that increase its total solar power generation capacity to 7.3GW by 2030," the firm said in September, when it issued the expression of interest request for the scheme.Ewec refers to its first three utility-scale solar PV projects as PV1-3.PV1, or Noor Abu Dhabi, has a capacity of 935MW and has been operational since 2019.PV2, the 1,584MW Al-Dhafra solar IPP, was inaugurated in November last year. Ewec and its consultancy team are expected to award the contract to develop PV3, the 1,500MW Al-Ajban solar IPP, imminently. (ICE DUBAI)

Fonte notizia: https://www.meed.com/firms-submit-al-khazna-prequalification-responses