HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid inaugurates DEWA Innovation Centre and 800MW 3rd phase of MBR Solar Park – MEP MiddleEast

  • Date: 26-Nov-2020
  • Source: MEP Middle East
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HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid inaugurates DEWA Innovation Centre and 800MW 3rd phase of MBR Solar Park – MEP MiddleEast

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's (DEWA's) Innovation Centre and the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world.

With a planned total capacity of 5,000MW by 2030, the Park features an investment of $13billion.

His Highness also visited the site of the 950MW fourth phase of the solar park, the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project, being developed at an investment of AED15.78 billion using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.

The fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is also the world's largest single-site investment project, combines CSP with photovoltaic solar panels. The project features the world's tallest solar power tower that will be 262.44 metres high.

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HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was welcomed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was briefed by HE Al Tayer about the Innovation Centre, a global hub for