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DEWA invites proposals for 7th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai is making another bold move to secure its
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  place as a global leader in sustainability with
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  a project of, well, truly massive proportions.
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  That's right. The Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, or DIWA, has invited proposals for
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  the seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  al -Maktoum solar park. And this isn't just another
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  solar farm. It's a statement. So what makes this
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  phase so significant? Let's, you know. Break
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  down the numbers. OK, so the project will add
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  a staggering 2000 megawatts of solar power. But
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  the real game changer is the integrated battery,
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  a 1400 megawatt system with a six hour capacity.
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  Wow. Yeah. That provides 8400 megawatt hours
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  of storage, making it one of the largest solar
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  plus storage projects in the world. That storage
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  capability is the key. It's the key to providing.
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  Clean, reliable power around the clock. Yes.
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  And it directly supports Dubai's whole vision
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  for a green future. It really does. Diwa's MD
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  and CEO, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tair,
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  framed it perfectly. He said, Right. He continued,
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  The seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  al -Maktoum solar park is a key strategic step
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  in our ongoing efforts to diversify Dubai's energy
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  mix and increase the share of renewable and clean
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  energy. And then he says it consolidates Dubai's
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  leadership in adopting the latest sustainable
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  energy production and storage technologies and
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  supports the net zero by 2050 target. A powerful
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  statement that really underscores the strategic
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  importance. Yeah. And they're not just, you know,
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  meeting their goals. They're actively raising
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  them. Exactly. Altair also added, we have raised
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  the renewable energy target in Dubai's energy
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  mix to 36 % by 2030 compared to the originally
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  planned 25%. Wow. And get this, with the completion
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  of the seventh phase, the solar park's total
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  production capacity will reach 8 ,060 megawatt
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  by 2030, reducing CO2 emissions by more than
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  8 .5 million tons annually. An incredible reduction
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  in emissions. Yeah. And with 49 expressions of
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  interest already, it's clear the global energy
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  sector is taking notice. Oh, for sure. It's a
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  powerful blueprint for accelerating the energy
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  transition on a city -wide scale. So here's a
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  question we'd like you to think about. As megaprojects
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  like this become reality, what's stopping other
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  major cities from matching this level of ambition?