DEWA adds additional 600MW of clean energy capacity to Dubai's energy mix in 2021
DEWA will commission the world's tallest CSP tower in September 2021
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DEWA will commission the world's tallest CSP tower in September 2021
Clean energy is expected to account for 12 per cent of Dubai’s overall production by the end of 2021.
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...
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