“Dua” calls for applications for the implementation of stage 7 of the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Energy Complex”

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Diwa) called on international developers to submit requests to express attention to a global tender to implement the seventh stage of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Complex with a capacity of 1600 megawatts (with the possibility of increasing it to 2000 megawatts », with the technology of solar photovoltaic, and a system for storing energy with batteries with a capacity of 1000 megawatts for a period of six hours, with a total capacity It reaches 6000 megawatts, which will make this stage that will be implemented according to the independent energy product model, one of the largest projects in the world that combines solar energy and storage in batteries, and the authority called on global developers or coalitions to send letters to express interest no later than March 21, 2025.

It is expected that the seventh stage will produce 4.5 Tersa, an hour of electrical energy annually, which will contribute to avoiding burning more than 36 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually.

The authority stated, in a statement, that the seventh stage project will raise the planned productive capacity of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex from 5000 megawatts to 7260 MW, and raises the percentage of clean energy within the power mix in Dubai from 27 to 34% by 2030, in addition to reducing the total carbon dioxide emissions from 6.5 million tons to about eight million tons annually, which will enhance Dubai’s position is a leading global center for sustainability and innovation in renewable energy. The seventh stage is scheduled to be operated in stages between 2027 and 2029. The production capacity of the complex projects is currently 3460 megawatts, and the production capacity of the projects under implementation is 1200 megawatts.