Feasibility study to include cost-benefit analysis
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) has invited eligible consulting firms, either as single entities or consortia, to register their interest in participating in the tender process for a Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of the proposed UAE–India undersea power interconnector https://etihadwe.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx.
The study aims to deliver a comprehensive, bankable feasibility package assessing the long-term technical, economic, and market viability of power exchange between the UAE and India. This will include physical route surveys, evaluation of energy-exchange scenarios, cost–benefit analysis, grid-impact assessments, and optimisation of interconnector capacity through sensitivity studies, EtihadWE said on 15 Jan https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
The scope of work will cover the development of feasible interconnection options, definition of design parameters and capacity, preliminary and survey-supported routing for the subsea cable, and identification of landing points and onshore transmission links. The study will also provide refined cost estimates, supply-chain and execution timelines, legal and regulatory reviews, commercial frameworks, risk identification, and support for the preparation of draft tender documents and technical specifications https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
In addition, it will outline bankable financing, ownership, and operational structures, including revenue-maximisation approaches, and provide an implementation and operations schedule https://www.nseindia.com/.
Interested parties are requested to express their interest by email to uaeindia.si@etihadwe.ae, using the subject line: “Expression of Interest – UAE–India Subsea Interconnection https://www.bseindia.com/.”
No applications for registration will be accepted after 5:00 PM (UAE time) on 31 January 2026. Fiinews.com
