Dubai has 43.7 MW under net metering
Most of the capacity, around 27 MW, was deployed in the emirate over the past eight months.
Dubai set to launch phase V of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has issued a tender to seek IPP advisory services for the fifth phase of the gargantuan solar plant. After launching the first four phases, which are set to reach a combined capacity of 1 GW, the emirate is now assessing how to reach the 5 GW target set for the project by 2030
EDF brings 200 MW of PV online in Dubai
The PV plant is the first section of the third 800 MW phase of the 1 GW Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The facility will sell power to the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority at US$0.00299 per kWh.
Webinar Q&A: Calculating large-scale PV costs
No two solar markets are ever the same, and all are buffeted by unique conditions that can affect development costs. And the larger the plant, the greater the impact of such external forces in shaping the investment outlay and potential return on income. These issues and more were addressed during a recent pv magazine webinar titled: Has large-scale solar got its sums right?
Nestlé to install 7 MW of rooftop solar at three Dubai sites
The Swiss food giant will partner with Yellow Door Energy and ALEC Energy to build three rooftop PV arrays at its manufacturing facilities in the Emirate as part of DEWA’s Shams Dubai Initiative.
Updated: DEWA seeks EPC contactors for 60 MW of PV in Dubai
The company’s unit Etihad ESCO will carry out the tendering process for the projects, which will be developed on facility close to DEWA’s water reservoirs.
Dubai has 17 MW of solar installed under net metering
The Shams Dubai initiative encourages DEWA residential and commercial customers to install rooftop PV systems under net metering in order to reduce their energy bills.
EDF announces financial close for phase III of Dubai’s 1 GW solar plant
An undisclosed sum was provided by seven different lenders for the 800 MW third phase of the giant solar park.
EDF joins consortium building phase III of Dubai’s 1 GW solar plant
The French power utility will join forces with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi-based developer Masdar to build the third 800 MW phase of the largest PV project in the UAE.
DEWA completes 200 MW phase II of 1 GW Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Construction on phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is now finalized. The 200 MW unit of the 1 GW solar park came online a month ahead of schedule. DEWA revealed the plant was built at a cost of 1.2 billion AED ($326.7 million).
