UAE based Masdar has selected BYD Energy Storage to supply 11.275 GWh of battery energy storage for its round-the-clock renewable energy project in Abu Dhabi. The deployment will support one of the world’s largest integrated solar plus storage developments designed to deliver continuous renewable electricity.
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Company: BYD Energy Storage
Customer: Masdar
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Project: Round-the-Clock (RTC) Renewable Energy Project
Contract Size: 11.275 GWh BESS
Single Station Capacity: 1,644 MW / 11,275 MWh
Technology: BYD Haohan energy storage system with 2,710 Ah Blade Battery
Overall RTC Project: 5.2 GW solar PV + 19 GWh BESS
Partners: Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)
ABU DHABI — In a deal that redraws the scale of global clean energy infrastructure, BYD Energy Storage has signed an agreement with Masdar to supply 11.275 GWh of battery storage for the Round-the-Clock renewable energy project in Abu Dhabi. The contract is among the largest battery storage supply agreements as announced to date and follows BYD’s involvement in a 12.5 GWh grid-scale energy storage project in Saudi Arabia.
The RTC project, jointly developed by Masdar and the Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) combines a 5.2 GW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a 19 GWh battery energy storage system, creating what the developers describe as the world's first gigascale renewable energy project designed to deliver continuous renewable electricity. Under the agreement, BYD will deploy its Haohan energy storage platform with a single-station capacity of 1,644 MW / 11,275 MWh.
The project is intended to address renewable energy intermittency by storing daytime solar generation and dispatching electricity when solar production is unavailable. Once operational, the facility is expected to provide round-the-clock renewable power and establish a large-scale model for integrating utility-scale solar generation with long-duration battery storage.
BYD will supply its Haohan energy storage platform featuring the company's 2,710 Ah Blade Battery technology. According to BYD, the larger cell format increases energy density while reducing battery management system complexity by approximately 70% to 80%, improving overall system reliability and simplifying large-scale deployment.
The Haohan platform offers storage capacities of up to 10 MWh in a standard 20-foot container configuration and unit capacities reaching 14.5 MWh, reducing the number of containers and associated balance-of-plant infrastructure required for utility-scale installations.
Designed for harsh operating conditions, the system carries an IP66 protection rating and is engineered to operate across ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to 55°C, making it suitable for desert environments characterized by high temperatures, dust and sandstorms.
The project will also utilize BYD's self-developed GC Master Energy Management System (EMS) for monitoring, equipment dispatch, health diagnostics and safety management. BYD states the platform can manage individual storage stations exceeding 15 GWh enabling real-time operational analysis and optimization across large-scale battery installations.
The deal will help BYD Energy Storage be a player in the utility-scale storage space in the Middle East by backing the growing renewable energy portfolio of the UAE. The RTC project will be a benchmark for large-scale solar-storage projects in the future to provide dispatchable renewable power.