Name of the Project
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.

Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Client
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

Project Description
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park is the biggest single-site solar park in the world that is based on the independent power producer model. It will generate 1 000 MW by 2020 and 5 000 MW by 2030.

The project will be completed in phases.

Phase 1 entailed the construction of a 13 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility,

Phase 2, entailed the construction of a 200 MW PV plant that was launched in March 2017.

Phases 3 and 4 will comprise the construction of an 800 MW and 200 MW CSP facility respectively.

Phase 5 will comprise the construction of a 900 MW solar power plant and will be the first utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant to operate remotely, with no personnel on site.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Phase 1 became operational in 2013; Phase 2 was launched in March 2017; and
Phase 3 is expected to be operational by 2020 and Phase 4 in 2021.

Latest Developments
ACWA Power has appointed Shanghai Electric as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park, which follows within only three months of the power purchase agreement between DEWA and the consortium led by ACWA Power.

The project will be completed in three phases, with a construction period of 12 months on each 300 MWp phase.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
ACWA Power (EOC contractor).

Contact Details for Project Information
DEWA media communications office, tel +971 4 515 1784 or email media@dewa.gov.ae.