Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has announced that it has sealed a partnership deal with the Ministry of Defence to develop multi-solar plants across the UAE capital.

 

Emerge, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and French utility major EDF Group, will provide a full turnkey solution for these projects - including finance, design, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance - for 25 years.

 

The Masdar JV was set up in 2021 to develop distributed solar, energy storage and hybrid solutions for commercial and industrial. 

 

As an energy services company, Emerge offers clients full turn-key solutions through solar power agreements and energy performance contracting at no up-front cost to the client.

 

The agreement was inked by Brigadier General Saeed Al Ketbi, Commander of the Military Works Command from the UAE Ministry of Defence and Abdulaziz Alobaidli, Chief Operating Officer of Masdar and Chairman of Emerge at a key ceremony held at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

 

It was attended by Major General Sheikh Ahmad Bin Tahnoon Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, COP28 President and Masdar Chairman, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Luc Koechlin, CEO Middle East of EDF Group, and Michel Abi Saab, General Manager of Emerge.

 

Dr Al Jaber said: "At COP28 UAE, the world came together to agree the historic UAE Consensus and Action Agenda to deliver unprecedented climate action in this critical decade. The UAE will continue leading by example, and we are proud to be supporting the Ministry of Defence in its Climate Change Strategy as the nation advances its Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative."

 

In December last year, the Ministry of Defence had launched the UAE Armed Forces' Climate Change Strategy on the sidelines of the COP28, the first of its kind in the region. 

 

It aims to strengthen the UAE Armed Forces' commitment to reduce carbon emissions and encourage active participation at all levels in the transition to sustainability.-TradeArabia News Service