Dubai’s share of clean energy reaches 14 pct of total power production capacity

Dubai’s share of clean energy reaches 14 pct of total power production capacity

Dubai’s share of clean energy has reached 14 percent of its total power production capacity, the CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said during a visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Sunday.

During his visit, DEWA’s Managing Director and CEO Saeed Mohammed al-Tayer inspected the progress of the fourth phase of the park, where 417 megawatts has been connected to DEWA’s grid.

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This includes 217 MW from photovoltaic solar panels and 200 MW from CSP using parabolic basins. The fourth phase is 92 percent complete and is being implemented by Noor Energy 1, of which DEWA owns 51 percent and clean energy investor ACWA Power holds 25 percent. The Silk Road Fund owns the remaining 24 percent.

The solar park is the largest of its kind in the world using the independent power producer (IPP) model and will have a production capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030 using photovoltaic solar panels and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies.

Al-Tayer also visited the fifth phase of the solar park, where DEWA has connected 600 MW to its grid.

The fifth phase