950MW 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to provide clean energy for 320,000 residences, reduce carbon emissions by 1.6 mn tonnes annually

950MW 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to provide clean energy for 320,000 residences, reduce carbon emissions by 1.6 mn tonnes annually

DUBAI, 29th August, 2023 (WAM) – Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inspected the work progress at the 950MW 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This phase uses the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model with investments up to AED 15.78 billion. It is set to provide clean energy for approximately 320,000 residences and reduce carbon emissions by 1.6 million tonnes annually.

Al Tayer was briefed by Noor Energy 1 officials on the work progress in the 4th phase, which is the largest single-site project that combines Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and photovoltaic technology. The construction of the first phase of the project is complete, covering 100% of the 100MW from the solar tower, 200MW from the parabolic basin complex, and 217MW from photovoltaic solar panels. The second phase, with 200MW from the parabolic basin complex, is 98.5% complete. The 3rd phase, consisting of 200MW from the parabolic basin complex and 33MW from photovoltaic solar panels, is 87.1% complete.

During the visit, Al Tayer was accompanied by Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation; Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power; Yousef Jebril, Executive Vice President of Power, Water