Renewable and hybrid power generation, battery storage, and grid solutions — plus clean-powered data centers and sovereign AI infrastructure — delivered across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Our foundation: clean generation and storage. We design, deliver, and optimize solar PV and battery systems that give businesses and communities reliable, sustainable, round-the-clock power.
What we deliver
Solar PV Systems & Development
End-to-end solar development — site assessment, resource analysis, land acquisition, and permitting — paired with fixed-tilt and single- or dual-axis tracking systems engineered for the optimal balance of efficiency, durability, and return on investment across every project.
Site assessment
Land acquisition & permitting
Fixed-tilt & tracking
Grid integration
Yield optimization
Durability & ROI
BESS & Hybrid Systems
Battery Energy Storage integrated with hybrid solar PV for round-the-clock clean power, grid stability, and true energy independence for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale sites.
Battery storage
Hybrid PV
Grid stability
Peak shaving
Energy independence
Mini Grids & Power Delivery
Grid integration and mini-grid solutions that connect renewables to national and local networks — reliable power delivery and optimized energy management wherever it's needed.
Grid integration
Mini-grids
Utility interconnection
Community power
Energy management
Off-Grid & Behind-the-Meter Power
Standalone hybrid power for mining and industrial sites beyond the grid — solar PV, storage, and dispatchable generation engineered to displace diesel, lower energy cost, and de-risk remote and behind-the-meter operations.
Off-grid hybrid systems
Behind-the-meter generation
Diesel displacement
Mining & industrial
Energy cost reduction
How we deliver
Engineering Services
We design and optimize high-performance solar PV tailored to each project's technical, regulatory, and environmental requirements — for maximum efficiency, seamless grid integration, and long-term reliability.
System design
Efficiency optimization
Grid integration
Regulatory compliance
Project & Construction Management
End-to-end management from feasibility and planning to construction oversight and commissioning — every stage delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest technical and sustainability standards.
Feasibility & planning
Construction oversight
Commissioning
Budget & schedule control
Business & Project Analysis
Technical and financial assessments — performance forecasts, cost analysis, and revenue modelling — that turn feasibility into bankable, investment-ready solutions and maximize long-term returns.
Performance forecasts
Cost analysis
Revenue modelling
Bankability
Who we serve
Project Developers
Site assessment, permitting, preliminary designs, feasibility studies, budgeting, engineering, procurement, and construction RFQ development — ensuring bankable projects that optimize yield and deliver long-term value.
End-to-end project management, engineering, and systems integration. From design review and technical coordination to schedule control and QA, we keep every stage efficient, compliant, and high-performing.
Feasibility and design validation, tender and RFQ development, procurement oversight, construction coordination, and commissioning — reducing risk and meeting performance, compliance, and investor expectations.
Behind-the-meter generation sized to your load — reducing grid dependence, hedging against tariff volatility, and securing reliable, cost-competitive power for continuous industrial operations.
Hybrid power generation for remote, off-grid mine sites — solar, storage, and dispatchable generation engineered to displace diesel, cut cost, and keep operations running independent of the grid.
Flexible off-grid power for upstream and remote field operations wherever the grid doesn't reach — hybrid renewable and BESS systems engineered and certified for extreme environments, delivering reliable power with a lower fuel and emissions footprint.
Powering the digital future. As AI and digital infrastructure reshape the world's energy demand, we bridge clean generation and next-generation compute — delivering the sustainable backbone for data centers, national AI ambitions, and always-on energy supply.
What we deliver
Data Center Development
We develop and power the digital infrastructure of tomorrow — from site selection and feasibility to power architecture and grid interconnection. By integrating solar PV, storage, and hybrid generation, we cut carbon and energy cost while meeting the uptime and density demands of modern AI and cloud workloads.
Site selection & master planning
Renewable & hybrid power
AI-ready power & cooling
Grid interconnection
Energy Supply
Reliable, clean, competitively priced power — delivered. We structure and supply renewable energy that guarantees round-the-clock availability for industrial, commercial, and utility-scale clients. For the mining and industrial sector, we design and deliver off-grid and behind-the-meter hybrid power solutions that displace diesel, lower energy cost, and de-risk remote operations. Through on-site generation, storage, hybrid systems, and Power Purchase Agreements, clients secure energy independence and hedge against price volatility.
Power Purchase Agreements
On-site & hybrid generation
Off-grid power
Behind-the-meter hybrid
Mining & industrial
24/7 firm clean power
Load management
Sovereign AI Solutions
Sovereign AI depends on sovereign energy. As nations and enterprises build independent AI capability, we provide the sustainable power foundation — pairing renewable generation and storage with secure, in-country data center infrastructure. Governments and organizations scale their own AI compute with energy independence, data sovereignty, and a clean-energy footprint.
Backbone for national AI compute
In-country infrastructure
Supply security
High-density GPU clusters
Sovereignty by design
Who we serve
Data Center Operators
Power your facilities with clean, reliable, cost-competitive energy. From renewable and hybrid power architecture to storage, grid interconnection, and PUE optimization, we cut cost and carbon while safeguarding the uptime and density that mission-critical workloads demand.
The sustainable energy backbone for AI compute at scale — from site selection and high-density power design to sovereign, in-country infrastructure and 24/7 firm clean power for GPU clusters and AI factories, with energy independence and resilience built in.
INSAIT Renewable Energy is a founder-led advisory practice based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Every engagement is led directly by founder Ilian Nikolov, from the first scoping call to the final deliverable — across two complementary domains that give clients a single, trusted partner for clean power and digital infrastructure.
Power Generation & Grid Solutions
Solar PV, battery storage, and grid solutions engineered for reliable, sustainable, round-the-clock power — backed by hands-on EPC delivery experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Data Centers & Sovereign AI
Site selection and master planning, power architecture and cooling strategy, grid interconnection, renewable and hybrid power integration, and PUE optimization — the full foundation that keeps AI and cloud workloads running on clean, reliable, sovereign energy.
Our founder
Ilian Nikolov
Founder & Managing Director Abu Dhabi, UAE
INSAIT was founded by Ilian Nikolov.
His professional background is in utility-scale solar PV delivery. From 2017 to 2026 he managed EPC projects for major European EPC contractors and project developers across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, taking plants from notice-to-proceed through commissioning and handover.
That work spanned engineering, procurement, construction, and HSE coordination; contract administration, variations, and claims; and day-to-day alignment with owners, investors, grid operators, and permitting authorities. An earlier career in general and operations management, across production, sales, and hospitality, underpins his focus on stakeholders and delivery discipline.
1000+ MWpUtility-scale solar PV capacity delivered
9+ yearsUtility-scale solar EPC delivery, 2017–2026
Selected EPC projects
Drombeg I, Ireland73 MWpJan 2025 – Jun 2026 · Client: ESB
Inniscarra, Ireland8 MWpMar 2023 – Jan 2024 · Client: Amarenco
Kanturk, Ireland8 MWpMar 2023 – Jan 2024 · Client: Amarenco
Kilmoney, Ireland8 MWpMar 2023 – Jan 2024 · Client: Amarenco
Mallow, Ireland8 MWpMar 2023 – Jan 2024 · Client: Amarenco
Whitechurch, Ireland8 MWpMar 2023 – Jan 2024 · Client: Amarenco
Kaposvár, Hungary50 MW2020 – 2021 · Client: CMC
Buinerveen, Netherlands44.7 MWpJun 2020 – Nov 2020 · Client: Blue Elephant Energy
Stadskanaal, Netherlands101 MWpFeb 2020 – Nov 2020 · Client: Goldbeck Solar
Hoogeveen, Netherlands30 MWpSep 2019 – Jan 2020 · Client: Blue Elephant Energy
Benban Solar PV Park, Egypt124 MWpNov 2018 – Sep 2019 · Client: Scatec Solar
Sweihan Solar PV Power Plant, Abu Dhabi, UAE300 MWpOct 2017 – Oct 2018 · Client: Sterling and Wilson
Our strength is the integrated approach behind that dual focus: the same expertise in generation, storage, and grid engineering that underpins our renewable energy projects also powers the data centers and sovereign AI infrastructure we build. We bring tailored solutions and measurable value to clients on both sides of the energy-to-compute chain.
Senior-led expertise. Competence and integrity. Proven results.
Senior-Led Delivery
The person who scopes your project is the person who delivers it — not a junior team behind a partner. Direct, accountable advice across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and contracts to grid connection and commissioning.
Competence
Technical excellence paired with strategic thinking, from system engineering and grid integration to regulatory compliance and performance optimization.
Integrity
Recommendations driven by what's best for your project and the planet, built on honesty, accountability, and long-term partnerships.
Two Pillars, One Partner
Renewable energy and data center expertise in one place — positioning you at the intersection of clean energy and the digital economy.