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DUBAI / WAM
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) confirmed that the ACWA Power and Harbin Electric consortium has begun construction of the 2,400 megawatt (MW) Hassyan clean coal power station, based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement model. The plant will be the first of its kind in the region and is fully-compliant with set international standards, adopting the use of ultra-supercritical technology.
In June, DEWA and the consortium signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in addition to a Shareholders’ Agreement (SHA) to implement the 2,400 MW project to produce electricity using clean coal, based on the IPP model. The project will be supported by a 25-year PPA with DEWA and the bidder has been required to put in place a secure delivery of coal to the project over the 25-year life of the PPA. Hassyan clean coal power project will have a total coal-fired capacity of 2,400 MW. and will be fully-operational by 2023.