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4th Phase Of DEWA’s Solar Park Is Almost Ready | |
| Sumita Pawar |
According to the press release, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced that Phase 4 of the 950-megawatt capacity of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is 92% complete.
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The DFM-listed utility stated that 417MW of Phase 4 was connected to the grid. This includes 217MW of photovoltaic solar panels and 200MW from parabolic basins, mentioned the report.
In November 2022 Shanghai Electric, the EPC contractor for the project announced that Trough Unit 1 at the CSP facility had started supplying electricity to its grid.
According to the report phase 4, which is being built under the Independent Power Producer model requires three hybrid technologies. 600MW comes from a parabolic basin complex with three units each of 200MW, 100MW from the world’s tallest solar tower at 262.44 meters (based on Molten Salt technology), 250MW comes from photovoltaic panels.
This project will be the largest in terms of thermal storage, with a duration of 15 hours.
Al Tayer stated, “14% of Dubai’s electricity production was made up of clean energy. He added, Dubai’s total electricity production has now reached 14,517MW through the use of PV solar and CSP”.
The fifth phase will be developed with a total investment of AED2.058 billion.
By Sumita Pawar