Where we build
Energy projects are governed locally. The utility, the regulator, the settlement mechanism and the approval route change at every border — and in the UAE, at every emirate boundary. These pages set out how each market actually works.
- Home market
- United Arab Emirates
- Operating since
- 2005
- Markets published
- 30+
- Model
- Develop · Finance · Supply · Build
United Arab Emirates
Five utilities, five processes. The differences are substantive enough to change how a system should be sized for an identical building.
Gulf & wider Middle East
Africa
Central & South Asia
Where our role is different
Two regions where we deliberately do not claim to be a local EPC contractor, and say so on the page.
Markets we have chosen not to publish. We do not publish pages for jurisdictions under comprehensive international sanctions, or where active conflict makes safe delivery and lawful contracting impossible. That is a compliance position, not a comment on the countries or their people. Where a market is absent and you believe there is a lawful route, tell us and we will look at it properly.
What we deliver everywhere
- Solar PV — 5 kWp rooftop through 200 MWp utility scale
- Battery storage — 1 MWh commercial through 500 MWh grid scale
- EV charging — solar-buffered DC fast charging hubs
- Green hydrogen — 10 to 100 MW electrolysis development
- Carbon capture — research-led CCUS
- Geothermal — built on our group's drilling heritage since 1988
- Development and finance — EPC+F including Shariah-compliant structures
Frequently asked questions
Which countries does Smart Gulf Energy work in?
We are headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and publish detailed market pages across the Gulf, the wider Middle East, Africa and Central and South Asia. We work in additional markets on a project basis.
Why do you publish separate pages per emirate?
Because each emirate has a different utility, application process and settlement mechanism. DEWA credits carry forward while EtihadWE credits expire annually, which changes the optimal system size for the same building.
Do you deliver EPC in Europe?
Not as a local contractor. Europe has a mature market with established national EPC firms, so our role there is equipment supply, joint venture partnership and investment structuring through our Swiss entity.
What is EPC+F?
Engineering, procurement and construction delivered together with project financing. We structure these with international partners, development finance institutions and family offices, including Shariah-compliant options.
Why are some countries not listed?
We do not publish market pages for jurisdictions under comprehensive international sanctions or where active conflict prevents safe delivery and lawful contracting.
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