SNOC, Emerge break ground for 60MWp solar plant in Sharjah

This will eliminate 66,000 tons of carbon emissions per annum.

United Arab Emirate's (UAE) Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC), the executive oil and gas entity of Sharjah, and Emerge, the joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, have broken ground for the 60 megawatt peak solar photovoltaic plant in Sharjah, the largest solar installation in the emirate. 

The facility will be built at SNOC's Sajaa Gas Complex. This is seen to offset 66,000 tons of carbon emissions annually, which is equivalent to removing more than 14,600 cars from the road each year.

Emerge will handle the entire project lifecycle under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) agreement. This includes financing, design, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of the solar modules for 25 years.

The project is expected to start operations by the end of 2024.

The Sharjah plant is in line with SNOC’s decarbonisation and 2032 net-zero emissions goals as well as with UAE’s net-zero 2050 strategy. The facility will also help decrease SNOC’s dependence on traditional fossil fuels for its operations and provide a cost-effective source of clean energy.