Emerge signs agreement to develop solar plant to power Khazna data centre in Masdar City

Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF, and Khazna Data Centers have signed an agreement to develop a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plant.

The plant will power Khazna’s new data center in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s sustainable urban development. The plant will have a capacity of 7-megawatt peak (MWp) and will provide electricity to the Khazna Abu Dhabi 6 (AUH 6) facility which is currently under construction in Masdar City.

Meanwhile, Emerge will provide a full turnkey solution for the project, including finance, design, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance, for 25 years, the company said in a statement. The solar PV plant will take the company’s Abu Dhabi portfolio, in operation and in delivery, to over 25 MWp.

Emerge, a joint venture between #Masdar and #EDF, and Khazna Data Centers have signed an agreement to develop a ground-mounted #solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to power Khazna’s new data center in @MasdarCity.

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Emerge announced in July that it had signed an agreement to deploy rooftop solar systems at the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi theme park currently under construction on Yas Island.

“The increasing demand for data has been astounding. To successfully meet the growing reliance on data and the rise of IoT, data centers have had to rapidly expand their infrastructure,” said Hassan Alnaqbi, chief executive officer of Khazna.

“As a result, data centres have inevitably become some of the world’s main consumers of energy. At Khazna Data Centers, we recognise the impact that data centers have on the environment, and we are designing and constructing today’s data centers with sustainability at top of mind in addition to implementing environmental solutions to help mitigate the effects of climate change.”

The Masdar City facility, scheduled to be operational in 2023, is Khazna’s second data center in the City. Khazna currently operates a number of hyperscale data centers across the UAE with plans to expand its network globally, the statement added.