Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), announced issuing ‘Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to qualified companies for the development of the Al Sila Wind Independent Power Project (IPP).
The bid for the project, in close proximity to the existing utility-scale wind farm in Al Sila, will involve the development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of the wind farm and associated infrastructure.
The RFP is being issued to 16 companies and consortiums who qualified for the RFP stage after submitting ‘Statements of Qualification’, following the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage in October 2024.
The RFP provides detailed requirements and proposed technical parameters for the project to support companies and consortiums in developing their submissions.
The successful developer or developer consortium will own up to 40 per cent of the entity, while the remaining equity will be held indirectly by the Abu Dhabi Government.
The developer will enter into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EWEC, the single buyer of power and water capacity and output in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The PPA will be structured as an energy purchase agreement whereby EWEC will pay only for the net electrical energy supplied by the plant.
The deadline for submitting responses to the RFP is by Q2 2025.
Once fully operational, Al Sila Wind will generate up to 140 megawatts (MW) AC of renewable energy, providing enough generation capacity to power 36,000 homes, and displace 190,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
The project builds on Abu Dhabi’s existing wind farms located at Sila, Sir Bani Yas Island and Delma Island, and will increase Abu Dhabi’s wind generation capacity to approximately 240MW.
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