Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
It is approximately 50km south of the commercial and tourist epicentre of the city and about 30km from the crossroads of the dubai al ain highway and al lusaily road.
Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park. The first phase of the project was commissioned on 22 october 2013. With a capacity of 1 963 megawatts phases one to four alone put the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park high on the list of largest capacity solar parks in development around the world. It has a planned production capacity of 5 000 mw by 2030 with investments totaling aed 50 billion. The dubai water and electricity authority dewa has made the first step to implement the fifth phase of the ambitious mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park the largest solar project in the.
Funds for the aed. When completed it will save over 6 5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. Location of mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park. Saudi energy giant acwa and the dubai water and electricity authority dewa have reached financial close on the fourth phase of the 5 gw mohammed bin rashid maktoum solar park.
It is equipped with 152 880 first solar fs series 3 black pv modules and produces 24 million kilowatts per hour of electricity a year serving roughly 600 homes and displacing more than 15 000t of co 2. Phase 3 comprises 800 megawatts mw and is part of what will be the largest single site solar park in the world with a planned capacity of 5 000mw by 2030. The 800mw third phase of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park will be operational in april the dubai electricity and water authority dewa revealed on saturday. Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park phase 3 masdar as part of a consortium is developing the third phase of the mohammed bin rashid al maktoum mbr solar park.
Naming the solar park as one of the uae pioneers drives us to continue our efforts to achieve the vision and directives of his highness sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum which guides us in all our projects and initiatives and achieve the objectives of the dubai clean energy strategy 2050 which aims to produce 75 of dubai s total power output from clean energy by 2050 added al tayer. The plant was implemented by the dubai electricity and water authority dewa. Mohammed bin rashid al maktoum solar park is a solar park spread over a total area of 77 km 2 in saih al dahal about 50 kilometers south of the city of dubai. The project is located at a 214km 2 site away from dwelling habitats in seih al dahal area of dubai.