Construction on phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is now finalized. The 200 MW unit of the 1 GW solar park came online a month ahead of schedule. DEWA revealed the plant was built at a cost of 1.2 billion AED ($326.7 million).The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has announced the completion of construction on phase II of the 1 GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
The huge solar park is being developed in the Dubai Desert under an independent power producer (IPP) model. Phase II, which has a capacity of 200 MW, was built by Saudi Arabian group Acwa Power and Spanish engineering services provider TSK.
The two companies were awarded the contract to build the plant in January 2015. At the time, DEWA said the installation would be operational in April 2017.
DEWA holds a 51% stake in the plant as part of newly formed project company Shuaa Energy 1, with ACWA & TSK holding the ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...