The plant will span over 20 square kilometers of desert climate area, with more than three million PV modules. The 1.5 GW photovoltaic plant will become one of the largest single-site solar PV power plant in the world, deploying state of the art bifacial PV module technology mounted on a single axis tracker system.
The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the project was signed in May 2024 between EWEC and EDF Renewables - Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO) Consortium. The project financing has been secured by six international banks. Upon completion, the plant will generate enough clean electricity to power 160,000 households across the UAE.