The 3rd phase in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park provides clean energy to more than 240,000 residences in Dubai. It is one of the largest solar projects in the world.
The Solar Park has a capacity of 800MW using photovoltaic solar panels and provides clean energy for over 240,000 residences in Dubai.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) built the 3rd phase of the solar park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model in partnership with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and EDF Group, through its subsidiary EDF Énergies Nouvelles at an investment of Dhs 3.47 billion.
This facility is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region to use single-axis solar tracking to increase energy generation. It also uses other innovative technologies, including cleaning robots for photovoltaic panels to increase the plant’s efficiency.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world. With a planned total capacity of 5,000MW by 2030, it features an investment of Dhs 50 billion. The total capacity of operational projects at the Solar Park, which uses photovoltaic solar panels, is 1,013MW.
DEWA is creating an additional capacity of 1,850MW using solar panels and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP).
DEWA recorded a world record in the cost of photovoltaic solar power for this phase of the solar park, at a Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) of $2.99 per kilowatt-hour, using the IPP model.
A 60% stake of the company belongs to DEWA estabilished Shuaa Energy 2. Masdar and EDF Énergies Nouvelles have 24% and 16% respectively.