Masdar City is Abu Dhabi's dedicated free zone for clean energy, sustainability, and innovation-sector companies, built around a genuinely sustainable-design business district rather than functioning as a general-purpose licensing authority.
What Masdar City is built for
Masdar City licenses clean energy, renewable technology, sustainability consulting, research and innovation-sector businesses specifically, and its physical district is designed around sustainable building standards, which is itself part of the appeal for companies in this space wanting their address to reflect their sector. It has attracted a genuine cluster of climate-tech and renewable-energy companies as a result.
Costs and what drives them
Masdar City's packages range from standard flexi-desk and office setups to dedicated research and lab space for companies with specific technical needs — the latter carries a materially different cost profile than a standard office licence. Model a standard package with this site's Business Setup Cost Calculator, and engage Masdar City directly for research-facility-specific quotes.
Is Masdar City the right fit?
If your business is genuinely in clean energy, sustainability or climate-tech, Masdar City's sector cluster and sustainable-design address are a real differentiator. For businesses without that specific sector angle, this site's Free Zone vs Mainland Tool can help you find a more cost-effective general free zone instead.