Abu Dhabi state utilities firm Taqa has signed a 24-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the emirate’s offtaker Ewec to develop a 1GW open cycle gas turbine power plant in Abu Dhabi. In a 3 April announcement, the firms said Taqa will build, own and operate the Al Dhafra plant with 100% ownership.
Ewec is also tendering for another open cycle plant, the 1.5GW Madinat Zayed, as well as for the 2.5GW Taweelah-C combined cycle gas turbine plant (MEES, 2 August 2024). Despite the vast strides made in boosting nuclear and renewable power generation, gas will remain a core component of the future power generation mix in Abu Dhabi and throughout the UAE for the foreseeable future. (CONTINUED - 114 WORDS)