Masdar produces 20GW of clean energy, enough to power 5.25m … – Gulf Today

  • Date: 01-Dec-2023
  • Source: GulfToday.ae
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Masdar produces 20GW of clean energy, enough to power 5.25m … – Gulf Today









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Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), confirmed that the company started its ambitious journey in 2009 with the launch of a 10-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.

This was followed by the launch of the 100MW Shams renewable energy project in 2013 as the first concentrated solar power plant in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Al Ramahi told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the occasion of the launch of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) at Expo City Dubai.



It then doubled its capabilities by 200 times with the launch of the 2,000MW Al Dhafra Solar PV Plant, as part of the UAE’s strategic plans to ensure energy security, diversify its energy sources, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.



The CEO of Masdar said