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Turner & Townsend has been appointed by Taqa Transmission to provide programme management consultancy services for the retirement of a power-generating plant in Abu Dhabi.

The existing plant, located in the east of Abu Dhabi, has a capacity of 1,640MW and 1,200 megavolt-amperes reactive (MVAr), and is scheduled for decommissioning in 2029. An upgraded, energy-efficient plant will be developed in its place, with a focus on integrating solar and nuclear power into the network to support decarbonisation.

Turner & Townsend said in a statemet that it will establish a programme management office and provide strategic support to expand and facilitate the upgrade of the region’s power transmission and distribution infrastructure.

This work will enable the construction of new grid and switching stations and substations, cable corridors and cable works, capacitor banks and high-voltage overhead lines.

Earlier this month, the UK-based firm announced its appointment to provide project and cost management services for a hyperscale data centre project in Dubai.

The facility is being developed by Dubai-based Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (Du) on a 20,000-square-metre site in the emirate.