EtihadWE Invites Consultants to Register Interest for UAE–India Undersea Power Interconnector Feasibility Study

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.

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.

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. In addition, it will outline bankable financing, ownership, and operational structures, including revenue-maximisation approaches, and provide an implementation and operations schedule.

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.”

No applications for registration will be accepted after 5:00 PM (UAE time) on 31 January 2026.