DEWA Welcomes Sheikh Majed Al Sabah to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

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DEWA Welcomes Sheikh Majed Al Sabah to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

Dubai, UAE, 15 December 2016: DEWA has received Sheikh Majed Al Sabah, CEO of 360 and founder of The Fragrance Kitchen area (TFK). He is among the most influential Arabs and one of the most influential individuals worldwide on social networks. It was his very first visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Seih Al Dahal, which is the biggest single-site solar park on the planet, which is based upon the Independent Power Producer model (IPP). It has actually an intended capability of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 at an overall financial investment of AED 50 billion (USD 13.6 billion) and will ultimately save approximately 6.5 million tonnes each annum in emissions.

Sheikh Majed Al Sabah rated by Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Method and Business Development, Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Jamal Al Hammadi, Vice President of Special Projects, Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of UAE Water Help (Suqia), and a number of DEWA staff.

"We are pleased in to receive Sheikh Majed Al Sabah at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which we introduced in adherence to the regulations of the smart leadership to raise the use of clean and renewable energy. The UAE, under the management of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, provides great importance to the diversity of the UAE's energy mix and boosting the share of sustainable and clean energy. DEWA is devoted to improving collaboration with all local, regional and worldwide organisations to accomplish sustainable advancement and the UAE Vision2021's objective to make the UAE among the best countries in the world by 2021," stated HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Power and Water Authority.

"The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will assist achieve the objectives of Dubai Clean Power Method 2050 introduced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which intends to expand the power mix to make sure that tidy energy will create 7% of Dubai's complete power outcome by 2020, 25% by 2030, and 75% by 2050," added Al Tayer.

Sheikh Majed Al Sabah documented his visit through to the solar park on Snapchat and explored the numerous tasks of the Park. The very first stage began on 22 October 2013 with a capability of 13MW, while the secondly will certainly generate 200MW by April 2017. Work is currently underway on the 800MW 3rd stage of the Solar Park. DEWA intends to develop the largest IPP-based Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project on the planet. The first 200MW project of the CSP plant will certainly be operational by April 2021. DEWA will certainly generate 1,000 MW using this modern technology by 2030.

Work is also recurring in the Research and Development Centre, which is carrying out research studies on industrial and social requirements. The centre is doing scientific research, giving a common platform for scientists, academics and programmers, and devising methods for innovative and efficient suggestions. DEWA has two screening centers, one for photovoltaic or pv solar energy and the other for focused solar energy. The very first centre will certainly examine 30 kinds of photovoltaic panels from worldwide makers. The panels are studied, evaluated and tested for lasting dependability under local weather conditions. Researchers will certainly accept international organisations to examine the influence of dust on photovoltaic equipment. The tests are presently being executed to establish a baseline for the advancement of specifications, examinations and requirements for solar equipment.

Sheikh Majed Al Sabah was also oriented on the Green Battery charger campaign launched by DEWA as part of its initiatives in order to help accomplish the objective of the Smart Dubai initiative introduced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, making Dubai the most intelligent and happiest city on the planet. Through the Green Battery charger initiative, DEWA aims to mount and handle the facilities to offer electric cars with power to minimize air contamination and safeguard the environment from the effects of the transport market in the Emirate. The Green Charger initiative supports the Carbon Abatement Approach in Dubai to lower carbon exhausts by 16% by 2021.

The Green Charger includes 3 phases. In the very first phase, 100 chargers were installed in different locations in Dubai, including shopping center, airport terminals, office complex, housing complexes, and petrol stations.