'We will be the biggest green energy company in the world': Bankrolled by UAE, Masdar embarks on its 100GW journey

Michael Holder
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Masdar City in Abu Dhabi | Credit: Masdar
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Masdar City in Abu Dhabi | Credit: Masdar

Abu Dhabi's state-owned renewable energy giant Masdar is undergoing a restructure of its ownership, while ramping up its overall clean energy goal to 100GW by 2030

Masdar, Abu Dhabi's state-owned clean energy company, harbours some seriously lofty ambitions. "The current plan is that we are going to be the biggest green energy company in the world," Fawaz Al Muharrami,...

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