Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company ( Masdar ) has announced the preferred suppliers and contractors to support the development of the world’s first large-scale round-the-clock giga-scale project, which will combine solar photovoltaic ( PV ) power and battery storage to deliver uninterrupted renewable energy.

JA Solar and Jinko Solar, two of the world's largest PV module suppliers, and CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer and a leading battery energy storage system ( BESS ) supplier, are preferred suppliers for the project, Masdar made public at the recent Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

Larsen & Toubro and PowerChina have been selected as preferred engineering, procurement and construction contractors for the project, which will be built in Abu Dhabi.

Masdar, in collaboration with Emirates Water and Electricity Company ( EWEC ) is developing the giga-scale project, capable of delivering up to 1 gigawatt ( GW ) of baseload power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The project will feature a 5.2GW ( DC ) solar PV plant, coupled with a 19 GW-hour ( GWh ) BESS, making it the largest solar and BESS project in the world.

Jinko Solar and JA Solar are preferred suppliers for PV modules amounting to 2.6GW capacity each, with both companies using the latest TopCon technology with optimized parameters for maximum efficiency and production for 30 years.

CATL, as preferred supplier for the BESS, would supply its Tener technology for the total capacity of 19GWh, which, the company says, “features all-round safety, a long service life, and a high level of integration, ensuring the reliable, stable operation and high efficiency of the entire project lifetime”.

The project supports the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, and the facility will play a transformative role in energy systems, ensuring the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) continues to lead by example in delivering towards the historic UAE Consensus agreed at COP28.

“The record-breaking project we are developing with EWEC is a giant step forward in the clean energy transformation, overcoming the intermittency challenges of renewables and enabling the dispatch of clean energy 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” adds Masdar COO Abdulaziz Alobaidli. "As Masdar’s largest and most ambitious project to date, we made sure we are working with the best possible partners that will deliver to the highest standards. I look forward to working with these preferred suppliers in setting a new global benchmark in clean energy innovation.