Clean energy makes 14% of Dubai’s total power capacity

Clean energy makes 14% of Dubai’s total power capacity

Dubai’s clean energy production capacity reached 2,027 megawatts (MW) using photovoltaic solar power (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP).

This is about 14% of Dubai’s total power production capacity of 14,517 MW.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), said this during his visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which Dewa is implementing, a WAM report said. This is the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. It will have a production capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030, using photovoltaic solar panels and CSP technologies.

Al Tayer inspected work progress on the 4th phase of the park, where 417MW have been connected to Dewa’s grid. This includes 217MW from photovoltaic solar panels, and 200MW from CSP using parabolic basins. The 4th phase of the solar park is 92% complete. Al Tayer met with Dewa’s Emirati employees who are trained on clean energy projects of the 4th phase of the solar park. This phase is being implemented by Noor Energy 1. Dewa owns 51% of the company while ACWA Power holds 25%, and the Silk Road Fund owns 24%.

Fifth phase

Al Tayer also inspected the 5th phase