Clean energy reaches 14% of Dubai’s total power production capacity

Clean energy reaches 14% of Dubai’s total power production capacity

DUBAI - Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that the production capacity of clean energy in Dubai has reached 2,027 megawatts (MW) using photovoltaic solar power (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). This is about 14 percent of Dubai’s total power production capacity of 14,517 MW.

He made the announcement during his visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which DEWA is implementing. 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 in 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 percent 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 percent of the company while ACWA Power holds 25 percent, and the