Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, March 26th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The project reflects a new era in the excellence and leadership of the UAE, as it increases the share of clean and renewable energy. The inauguration coincided with the International Day of Happiness.
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HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates 200MW Second Phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
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About Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park:
Second Phase
The 200MW second phase 2 of the solar park is the largest and first project of its kind in the region’s solar energy sector, based on the IPP model. The project was implemented through a partnership with the consortium led by ACWA Power from Saudi Arabia, and Spain’s TSK, with an investment of AED 1.2 billion. The project will provide clean energy to 50,000 residences in the Emirate, reducing 214,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. This phase installed 2.3 million photovoltaic (PV) solar panels over an area of 4.5 square kilometres.
The efforts of Shuaa Energy 1, which was established by DEWA and the consortium led by ACWA Power and TSK, have been vital in completing the work efficiently and professionally, with 1.5 million Safe Man Hours without Lost Time Injury.
Contacts
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Ribal Dayekh / Iman Saeed
+971-4-515-1784
ribal.dayekh@dewa.gov.ae / iman.saeed@dewa.gov.ae
Orient Planet PR
Jessy Chami / Rawad Khattar
+971-4-456-2888, +971-55-825-7576
jessy@orientplanet.com / rawad@orientplanet.com
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