UAE plans 100 MW of new solar capacity

• 9 years ago (2015-04-13)
• Junior Isles

Middle East 326 Renewables 776

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The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to develop another 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity. The proposals form part of its Vision 2021, which aims to source 24 per cent of its energy from renewable energy sources.

The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) is planning to set up the solar power plants across the northern Emirates through a competitive tendering process that will see it partner with other firms to complete the work. Such an approach has typically kept prices of solar power projects very low, especially in the UAE.

This has been the case with other projects like the ACWA Power project in Saudi Arabia, which is working on a 200 MW project at a cost of 5.84¢/kWh.

This follows wider developments across the Arab peninsula. Since the Doha United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2012, countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and the UAE have all announced significant plans to develop their renewable energy infrastructures.