MBR Solar Park key phase to begin ops
01 June 2019
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said steady progress is being made on the 300 MW second stage of Phase Three of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park which will be operational in late June.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the independent power producer (IPP) model. Once completed, it will generate 5,000 MW by 2030 with investments of up to Dh50 billion ($13.6 billion). It is being implemented in five phases, with the first two phases already completed. Phase Three is being carried out three stages.
Dewa said the construction of the 300 MW third stage of Phase Three started earlier this year and will be operational in 2020. Hence, the second and third stages will add a total of 600 MW of clean energy to Dewa’s network between July this year and January 2020.
The first stage of Phase Three has a capacity of 200 MW and became operational in May 2018. It includes more than 800,000 self-cleaning solar cells that use robots to maintain efficiency.
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