Hyderabad, Jan. 16 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the world's first large-scale, 24/7 gigascale renewable energy facility, combining solar power and advanced battery storage in Abu Dhabi.

The milestone project was announced by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Chairman of Masdar, alongside Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investment and Group CEO of ADQ.

The facility integrates 5.2 GW of solar capacity with 19 GW hours of battery storage to generate 1 GW of uninterrupted, baseload renewable energy. Developed in collaboration with the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, the initiative addresses the challenge of renewable energy intermittency.

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