How much did the Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi cost to build?
Shams 1 is a 100 MW concentrated solar power plant with parabolic troughs near Madinat Zayed, about 120 km southwest of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, developed by Masdar, Total and Abengoa Solar on about 2.5 square kilometres with some 258,000 mirrors, selected in 2010 and inaugurated on 17 March 2013. MEED reported the cost as USD 600 million on 18 March 2013, and TotalEnergies lists it as in operation since March 2013.
Final project cost
$600 million
Cost basis: 2013
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2013
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Key dimensions
- PowerMEED
- 100 MW
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