Dubai’s renewable energy capacity tops 1.6GW

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has added 700MW of energy production capacity, totalling 14,117MW, with 1,627 MW from renewable energy

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that the total production capacity of energy has reached 14,117 megawatts (MW) after adding 700MW.

This includes 600MW from the Hassyan Power Complex, which runs on natural gas, and 100 MW from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which DEWA is implementing.

It is the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, with a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030.

By adding 100MW from the 900MW fifth phase, the current production capacity of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum Solar Park, has reached 1,627MW using PV panels.

DEWA is implementing other projects at the Solar Park with a total of 1,233MW using PV and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA said that Dubai is prioritising the provisions of an advanced infrastructure that contributes to consolidating its position as a preferred destination for living, working, investing, and visiting.

“DEWA has outlined expansion plans for the energy and water infrastructure based on demand forecasts until 2031. We will continue to implement pioneering projects to diversify Dubai’s clean and renewable energy sources to include all available technologies in Dubai to achieve the wise leadership’s vision for a brighter and more sustainable future for generations to come,” said Al Tayer. He noted that the clean energy share in Dubai’s energy mix has reached 11.5% and is expected to reach 14% by the end of 2022. “This supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of Dubai’s total power capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.”