High-level delegation from Chile visits Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai

High-level delegation from Chile visits Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai

Dubai, UAE: A high-level delegation from the Republic of Chile, headed by HE Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Chile, and HE Patricio Diaz Broughton, Ambassador of Chile to the UAE, visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The solar park, by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. It has a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030.

The visit aimed to learn about DEWA’s experience in developing sustainable energy technologies. The Chilean delegation visited the Innovation Centre and the Research and Development (R&D) Centre at the solar park. They learned about the Green Hydrogen project, implemented by DEWA, in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai and Siemens Energy. The pilot project is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa to produce hydrogen using solar power.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, emphasised DEWA’s commitment to exchanging expertise with ministries and organisations worldwide in renewable and clean energy, environmental sustainability, innovation, smart cities, water, and other areas of common interest. He noted that the R&D Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al