Located in the Al Khazna area of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates has broken ground on a record-breaking renewable energy project that integrates a 5. 2 GW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a massive 19 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS). This “giga-project,” developed by Masdar in. . The Emirati state-owned renewables developer Masdar has begun construction on a giant solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi. The roughly AED232 billion (US$5. Emirati Renewable energy company Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) are developing the trailblazing solar and. . The 19GWh battery storage facility will enable seamless integration of solar power into the grid. The solar PV and BESS facility will provide unparalleled stability and efficiency by overcoming the intermittency challenges of renewable energy.
