DEWA signs PPA for fifth phase of Dubai solar park

• 4 years ago (2020-05-01)
• David Flin

Middle East 317 Solar 249

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a PPA for the 900MW fifth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The 25-year PPA will contribute to achieving the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050. Under the strategy, Dubai aims to produce 75 per cent of its total power output from clean energy by 2050.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said: “The 900MW fifth phase of the solar park using the IPP model adds to our successful solar power and clean energy projects that use the best global technologies to generate electricity from clean energy sources. The fifth phase will be implemented by Shuaa Energy 3, established by DEWA and the consortium led by ACWA Power and the Gulf Investment Corporation. DEWA received the lowest global bid of 1.6953 cents per kWh for this project, which will use the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies, with Single Axis Tracking to increase generation.”

Commissioning will take place in stages beginning from the third quarter of next year.