EWEC - Al-Nouf 1 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) IPP 3300 MW

General Information
Owner Emirates Water and Electricity Company
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile)
Location Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Status --
Sector Power, Generation, Oil/Gas Power Plant
Contract Type Build Operate Transfer (BOT)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $3300m
Award Date June 2026
Completion Date September 2029
Last Updated On March 2026
ProjectId (Old, New) 480424, 480424


Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec) is undertaking the construction of a 3.3 GW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power generation plant in Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

The project is located at the Al-Nouf complex, 30 kilometres southwest of the city of Abu Dhabi.

Once completed, the project will have a net generation capacity of approximately 3,300 MW.

The US$3,300 million project includes the following:

1. Installation of gas turbines

2. Installation of heat recovery steam generators

3. Installation of steam turbine generators along with air coolers

4. Construction of gas storage facilities

5. Construction of combustion chambers

6. Construction of powerhouses

7. Construction of substations

8. Construction of a cooling tower

9. Laying of transmission lines

10. Installation of generators

11. Installation of command and control systems

12. Installation of related facilities

Second Section

09 March 2026

The main contract bids have been submitted on the project. The JV of Aljomaih Energy and Water Company and China Energy Engineering Corporation, the JV of Orascom and Sumitomo have submitted the bids.

23 February 2026

The main contract bids are expected to be submitted soon. The timeline of bid submission deadline is unknown at this moment.

03 November 2025

The following companies are expected to submit the main contract bids: 1. SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation 2. Samsung C&T Corporation and 3. China Energy Engineering Corporation.

23 July 2025

The developer tender has been issued and the bid submission deadline is in August 2025. The contract is expected to be awarded in December 2025.

11 July 2025

Siemens amongst other companies has submitted the statements of qualifications (SOQ) documents for the project.

15 April 2025

Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec) has received statements of qualifications (SoQs) to develop the project. (Source: MEED)

26 March 2025

The client has extended the SOQ submission deadline from March 20, 2025, to March 28, 2025. (Source: MEED)

12 March 2025

Emirates Water & Electricity Company (Ewec) has issued a request for statements of qualifications (SOQs) from firms for a contract to develop the project and interested developers are expected to submit their SOQs by March 20, 2025. Ewec aims to issue the request for proposals before the end of March 2025, and the estimated bid submission deadline will be in late August 2025. The project is expected to reach commercial operations by June 2029. (Source: MEED)