Abu Dhabi Fund for Development/Specific projects that enhance access to renewable energy around the world
Abu Dhabi, April 22 / WAM / The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development reviewed a group of its strategic projects in the field of energy generation and supply, within the framework of the Earth Day 2026 activities, which are being held this year under the slogan “Our Power… Our Planet”, highlighting its efforts to support access to clean and reliable electricity sources in various partner countries.
The projects contribute to accelerating the global transition towards sustainable energy systems and supporting efforts to enhance flexibility and achieve long-term development, as the Fund, as a global development partner, continues to finance projects with a strategic impact that contribute to expanding access to electricity, reducing dependence on traditional energy sources, and enhancing energy security.
These efforts are in line with the vision of the UAE, which places environmental sustainability and climate action at the core of its development priorities, while emphasizing the importance of joint international action to preserve the planet’s resources, through the Fund strengthening this trend through its strategic partnerships, including its cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency, which contributed to financing renewable energy projects in a number of partner countries, especially island countries, in support of their transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions.
His Excellency Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, said that accelerating the global transition towards innovative energy systems requires effective international coordination and smart investments, and investing in clean energy is one of the basic pillars of the Fund’s work, through which it works to enable partner countries to expand access to electricity, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance energy security and climate resilience in the long term.
The Fund works to translate its trends in the field of clean energy into tangible results, by supporting partner countries in enhancing energy security, expanding access to electricity, and accelerating their transition towards low-carbon energy systems.
The solar power plant in the Comoros contributes to enhancing the stability of electricity supply and increasing reliance on renewable energy sources, in addition to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions, which supports the improvement of basic services. The Fund financed, with a total value of 25.7 million dirhams, with a production capacity of 6.3 megawatts,
In Jordan, the Fund provided financing to the Sheikh Zayed Solar Park worth 551 million dirhams, which supports the Kingdom’s strategy in the field of renewable energy, as the complex generates 103 megawatts of energy using solar cells, and contributes to supplying more than 50,000 homes with electrical energy, by increasing the production capacity of clean energy, reducing dependence on imported energy, and reducing the carbon footprint, in addition to enhancing economic stability by reducing the burden of fuel imports, and consolidating the development partnership between the UAE and the Kingdom of Jordan. Hashemite.
The Fund contributed to the implementation of the wind power station project in the Republic of Seychelles, with a value of 103 million dirhams, which takes advantage of the natural wind resources in Seychelles. The project includes the supply, installation and construction of four wind fields to generate 6 megawatts of electrical energy in several areas on the island of Mahe. It also contributes to supporting its transition towards alternative energy sources to diesel and traditional fuels, in a way that enhances energy security, achieves its goals in the field of renewable energy and supports its climate resilience.
In the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Fund developed a project to establish four wind energy plants on the Atlantic coast with a total capacity of 270 kilowatts, to serve several coastal cities. In addition to providing clean electricity to communities that suffer from limited access to energy, the project included training and technical capacity building programs that contributed to enabling local cadres to operate and maintain the plants, in addition to supporting the provision of job opportunities and promoting economic and social development in the beneficiary areas.
Since its establishment in 1971, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has established a proven track record of financing strategic projects in vital sectors including infrastructure, energy generation and supply, water and public health, and agriculture. Through its partnerships with countries and international institutions, it continues to focus on providing sustainable development solutions that keep pace with changing global challenges and achieve a long-term impact.
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