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DEWA makes significant progress in clean energy transition, adding 1,000MW in 2025 · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DUA, concluded
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  2025 with a major milestone in Dubai's clean
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  energy journey, adding 1 ,000 MW of clean energy
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  production capacity. This achievement is part
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  of the progress in the 1 ,800 MW sixth phase
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  of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park,
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  reflecting DUA's commitment to accelerating renewable
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  energy projects in line with the highest international
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  standards. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Altea,
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  MD and CEO of DEWA, affirmed that this achievement
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  highlights DEWA's dedication to realizing the
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  vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
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  and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
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  to accelerate the transition to renewable energy
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  sources and reinforce Dubai's position as a global
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  leader in sustainability and innovation. within
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  the energy sector. He added that the project
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  demonstrates long -term planning and phased implementation,
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  supporting the resilience of the energy system
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  while meeting the demands of economic growth
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  and sustainable development. Altair explained
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  that this milestone aligns with the UAE's Net
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  Zero 2050 strategy and the Dubai Clean Energy
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  Strategy 2050, which aims to provide 100 % of
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  energy production capacity from clean sources
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  by mid -century. It reinforces Dubai's position
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  as a global model for transitioning to a green
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  economy founded on sustainability and innovation.
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  The achievement also marks a significant step
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  in the rapid expansion of DUA's renewable energy
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  projects, reflecting its commitment to increasing
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  the share of clean energy, enhancing the readiness
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  of Dubai's energy system to meet population and
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  economic growth. and establishing a sustainable
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  energy production model based on innovation and
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  operational efficiency. Launched by His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2012,
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  the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
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  is one of the UAE's most strategic projects supporting
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  the shift to a sustainable future driven by renewable
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  and clean energy. The solar park's total production
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  capacity has now reached 3 ,860 megawatts, and
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  by 2030 it is expected to exceed 8 ,000 megawatts
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  compared to the original plan of 5 ,000 megawatts.
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  This demonstrates Dubai's accelerated ambition
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  to increase the share of clean energy in its
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  energy mix, reduce carbon emissions by more than
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  8 .5 million tons annually, and strengthen the
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  Emirate's position as a global hub for a green
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  economy based on knowledge and innovation. DUA's
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  efforts to expand clean energy capacity continue.
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  In 2025, it tendered for the seventh phase of
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  the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park,
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  while the remaining 800 megawatts of the sixth
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  phase is scheduled to come online by quarter
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  four, 2026.