Ahmed bin Saeed witnesses installation of Molten Salt Receiver at the MBR Solar Park

Ahmed bin Saeed witnesses installation of Molten Salt Receiver at the MBR Solar Park

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, accompanied by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), witnessed the lifting and installation of the Molten Salt Receiver (MSR) on top of the world's tallest solar power tower at 262.44 metres, at the largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in the world.. The fourth phase of the solar park combines CSP and photovoltaic technology and is rated for 950MW.. It will use 700MW of CSP, 600MW from a parabolic basin complex, 100MW from the solar power tower and 250MW from photovoltaic solar panels.. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the IPP model, with a planned capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030 and investments of up to AED 50 billion.. The 13MW photovoltaic first phase of the solar park became operational in 2013..