Nine global companies have pre-qualified for the second phase of the Abu Dhabi Road Lighting Programme being implemented by Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the Department of Municipal and Transport (DMT) under a public-private partnership (PPP) project tender.

 

The scope of work includes financing, supply, installation and operation and maintenance of 135,742 LED energy-efficient luminaires in Abu Dhabi, said the statement from ADIO.

 

ADIO has shortlisted nine companies from countries including the UAE, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Israel and Singapore as part of the Request for Qualification (RfQ) phase.

 

The list includes EDF (Electricite de France); Israeli infrastructure specialists Shikun and Binui; EESL/Hansa Energy Solutions (India); China Railway Construction Corporation International (CRCCI); Singapore-based ST Engineering and UAE groups Dussman Gulf, Dutco Construction, Orascom and Saif Bin Darwish.

 

On completion, the project will help ADIO net significant electricity savings of almost 2,400 million kWh, equivalent to a reduction of 76 per cent in power consumption, over a 12-year concession period, it added.