Dubai activates one more part of 5,000-MW solar park

• Dubai is making progress with its 5,000-MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park as one more part of the flagship project has actually browsed the web.

The 2nd part of the 900-MW 5th phase of the project has actually been completed, Shanghai Electric (SSE: 601727), acting as the EPC service provider on the project, said on Friday.

The 5th phase, carried out in a number of phases, deserves AED 2.06 billion (USD 560m/EUR 561m) of investments. The initial stage of the phase entered commercial operation last year with a capacity of 300 MW which was later increased to 330 MW.

The third part of the phase goes to 23.06% completion, the Dubai Electricity and also Water Authority (DEWA) said in late August complying with an evaluation of the work progress at the project site by DEWA chief executive Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.

When completely commissioned by 2023, the fifth phase will certainly supply clean energy to over 270,000 homes in Dubai.

"We are so happy to see the solar park hit another historical milestone after Phase A was connected to the grid in 2021. Now, work with Phase C is well underway as well as is expected to finish in 2023," stated Meng Chuanmin, Project Manager of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase V.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the globe's largest single-site solar park, is scheduled to reach its overall capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030.