DUBAI: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said it was adding 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy capacity to the emirate’s power mix this year. The government agency will use photovoltaic solar panels and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) to achieve a total capacity of 1,614 MW, it said in a statement. Half of the additional capacity will be from the 5th phase of the
DUBAI, 13th June, 2021 (WAM) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that the authority will add 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy capacity using photovoltaic solar panels and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) during 2021.
The move will increase DEWA’s total power capacity from clean energy to 1,613 MW compared to 1,013 MW currently.
Al Tayer said that next July, DEWA will commission the 300MW first stage of the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin.