Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – aka Masdar – on 1 May signed an agreement with Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company prominently active in the energy transition of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to jointly explore the development and investment in wind projects in the country with a capacity of up to 2 GW.
Marking a strategic entry into the Bahrain market, the agreement for near-shore and offshore wind farms is Masdar’s first in the Kingdom and will be the first project of its kind in the region and the Middle East. At up to 2 GW, this collaboration will support Bahrain’s efforts to accelerate the decarbonisation of critical industrial sectors and open avenues to develop new market sectors. Bahrain aims to reduce emissions by 30 % by 2035 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060, as outlined in its National Energy Strategy.
Masdar has developed a number of landmark wind projects across the world, including the 400 MW Dumat Al Jandal wind farm, the largest in the Middle East and the first in Saudi Arabia, the 630 MW London Array offshore wind project in the UK and the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Programme, which utilises innovative technology to capture low wind speeds at utility scale.
Masdar is aiming for a renewable energy portfolio capacity of 100 GW by 2030, and is as supporting the target set out in The UAE Consensus to triple global renewables capacity by the end of this decade.
