Dubai’s DEWA picks Masdar for 1800 MW sixth phase of solar park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) selected Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy firm Masdar to build the 1,800 MW sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, at an estimated cost of $1.50 billion.

This phase will build based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, with an estimated cost of $1.50 billion (5.51 billion dirhams), according to the Dubai media office on Sunday.

The 1,800MW 6th phase of the solar park will increase the total production capacity to 4,660MW, while the current total production capacity of solar projects at the solar park is 2,427MW.

DEWA has received 23 expressions of interest from international applicants to develop this project. Subsequently, the Request for Qualification (RFQ) was released to market on 15th November 2022.