How Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park can help Dubai reach 100% clean energy by 2050

06.05.2022
Dubai: In October last year, the UAE launched its strategic initiative for net-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is to become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to undertake such a strategic initiative. Dubai also launched the Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100 per cent of its total power capacity from clean energy sources.

One of the most extensive clean and renewable energy projects that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is implementing to achieve this target is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. It is the largest single-site solar park in the world, with a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030 and investments up to Dh50 billion.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said: “The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world, is our biggest project to achieve this vision. It has a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030. The current capacity at the solar park is 1,527MW using photovoltaic solar panels.”

When completed, the solar park will reduce over 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

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