World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant Worth AED14 Billion Was Just Launched In Dubai
If you, for some reason, haven’t gotten the memo yet, we like to do things in Dubai, and we like to do them big!
Case in point— launching a newly-approved world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant that has a capacity of 700 megawatts.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai just made the announcement on his social media channels about winning contract for the fourth phase of the CSP located within the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
A delighted HH Sheikh Mohammed took to twitter to make the announcement
أطلقنا الْيَوْمَ بحمدالله أكبر مشروع عالمي للطاقة الشمسية المركزة في موقع واحد بدبي بتكلفة ١٤ مليار درهم وقدرة ٧٠٠ ميجاوات pic.twitter.com/shIHySeWEn
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) September 16, 2017
The plant is due to be operational by 2020 and will cost a whopping AED14.2 billion to build
The project aligns itself with a much larger goal of making Dubai the most environmental friendly city by 2050. The project also underlines UAE’s efforts and leadership on the world stage in producing clean and renewable energy.
By 2050, 75% of energy in Dubai will come from clean sources
مشروعنا يأتي ضمن استراتيجية طويلة للطاقة بدبي لجعلها المدينة الأنظف بيئيا بحلول ٢٠٥٠ ، وتتضمن صندوق بقيمة ١٠٠ مليار درهم لتمويل هذه الخطة pic.twitter.com/T1EL79eTNK
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) September 16, 2017
According to the message posted by HH Sheikh Mohammed on his Insta account, UAE’s ultimate goal is sustainable development that preserves a clean environment for future generations and makes the country a new capital of renewable energy.
