ABU DHABI: The Department of Municipalities and Transport, DMT, through Abu Dhabi City Municipality, ADM, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, ADIO, launched Phase 2 of “Noor Abu Dhabi”, the Public-Private Partnership, PPP, street lighting project to replace approximately 140,000 of the emirate’s streetlights with energy-efficient LED technology.
The new PPP project is more than three times Phase 1. It saves electricity of almost 2,400 million kWh, a reduction of approximately 76 percent in power consumption equivalent to cost savings of AED705 million, throughout the 12-year concession agreement. “Noor Abu Dhabi” is part of the Abu Dhabi government’s increased prioritization of PPP frameworks for procuring infrastructure projects across sectors including education, transport, and municipalities.
Phase 2 of “Noor Abu Dhabi” follows the commercial closure of the Phase 1 tender awarded to Tatweer Middle East and Africa LLC, Tatweer. It had replaced approximately 43,000 of Abu Dhabi’s streetlights with LEDs, the first PPP project of its kind in the UAE and the region. The Phase 1 contract between DMT, ADM, and Tatweer was signed following a competitive tender process under ADIO’s PPP procurement framework.
A 12-year concession to install and maintain an innovative street lighting system in Abu Dhabi City using energy-efficient LED luminaires that will achieve energy-saving levels of about 900 million kWh over the contract period under Phase 1. by Tatweer. Eng. Hussain Ahmed Al Harthi, Chairman of Tatweer, said that innovative tools and systems built and tailored are specifically for the project, will build and deliver the PPP scheme.
Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, Director-General of ADM, said that the project is an effective collaboration of the public and private sector. It enables to collectively deliver more enhanced traffic safety on Abu Dhabi’s roads. The highest standards of sustainability for infrastructure projects and services to all residents in the emirate will be endured.
Source:WAM
