TAQA - Cogeneration Plant in Ruwais

General Information
Owner Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) Abu Dhabi Chemical Derivatives Co RSC Ltd – Ruwais Petrochemical Derivative Complex – Abu Dhabi
Location Ar Ruways, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Status --
Sector Power, Generation, Oil/Gas Power Plant
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $500m
Award Date August 2024
Completion Date December 2026
Last Updated On February 2024
ProjectId (Old, New) 360989, 360989


Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) is planning to undertake the construction of a 200MW cogeneration plant ‘Project Volta’ in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

The US$500 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of gas storage facilities

2. Construction of combustion chambers

3. Construction of powerhouses

4. Construction of substations

5. Construction of a cooling tower

6. Construction of access roads

7. Construction of parking facilities

8. Laying of transmission lines

9. Installation of gas turbines

10. Installation of generators

11. Installation of steam turbines

Second Section

05 February 2024

The project has been revived, and the scope has been revised. Furthermore, the main contract tender has been reissued. (Source: MEED)

25 September 2023

The project is put on hold due to unknown reasons.

27 July 2023

The project is yet to be awarded.

13 June 2023

The main contract bids are still under evaluation.

03 May 2023

The main contract is not yet awarded.

05 February 2023

The following companies have submitted the revised bids of the project: Larsen & Toubro and Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting. (Source: MEED)

31 January 2023

The following companies has submitted the bids: Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting and the bids are under evaluation.

29 December 2022

The main contract bid submission has been further extended to January 24, 2023.

21 December 2022

The bid submission date has been extended to January 4, 2023.

12 October 2022

The client altered the plant specifications and after a few clarifications on the last proposal submitted, the technical bid submission date is due on October 14, 2022, and the commercial bid submission deadline is on October 28, 2022.

10 August 2022

The main contract bids are still under evaluation

19 July 2022

The main contract bids were submitted on July 15, 2022. Amongst others, Al-Ghanim International, Harbin, Larsen & Toubro Power, and Orascom Construction / Elsewedy / Metito have submitted bids for the project. (Source: MEED)

06 July 2022

The main contract bids submission deadline has been further extended to July 15, 2022.

07 June 2022

The bid submission date has been extended till July 01, 2022.

01 May 2022

The main contract bids submission deadline has been extended to May 27, 2022.

22 April 2022

The main contract bids submission deadline has been further extended to the end of May 2022. (Source: MEED)

15 March 2022

The main contract bids submission deadline has been extended to the end of April 2022. (Source: MEED)

01 March 2022

The client has prequalified 11 companies to bid for the contract to develop the project.: Al-Ghanim International, Doosan, Elsewedy Electric, Harbin, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Larsen & Toubro Power, Orascom, Power China, Samsung C&T, Samsung Engineering, and Sepco 3. (Source: MEED)

12 January 2022

The main contract tender has been issued with a bid submission deadline of March 17, 2022. (Source: MEED)