Shanghai Electric Opens Block B in Phase Five of MBR Solar Park

"We are excited to announce the official opening of commercial operations of Block B of the MBR Phase V project 17 days ahead of schedule," said Qiu Minghua, Vice General Manager of Shanghai Electric, at the ceremony. "Our company expects to complete the subsequent handover, as well as getting underway the construction of Block C, in due course."

In addition, Omar Al-Hassan, the CEO of Shuaa Energy 3, the company in charge of implementation of the project, also expressed his appreciation and gratitude to all parties involved for their hard work and construction achievements at the opening ceremony.

Earlier in the project, its construction had been negatively affected by the pandemic, with issues such as the increase in the prices of raw materials, labor and transportation, and the inability to ship photovoltaic (PV) modules to the site on schedule.

To deal with these obstacles, a crisis team composed of business professionals was assembled to resolve the issues with all parties involved.

After several rounds of discussions, Shanghai Electric and the relevant parties reached an agreement, paving the way for the project to get back on track and not only meet but also beat the agreed upon completion date.