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Dubai’s DEWA seeks bids for Hatta wind power project

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has invited consultancy companies to submit their feasibility study bids for a proposed wind power generation project in Hatta. The deadline to apply for the project is July 23, a statement said. “The Hatta power generation project aligns with DEWA’s efforts to contribute effectively in achieving the Dubai Clean … Continue reading Dubai’s DEWA seeks bids for Hatta wind power project

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DEWA seeks developers for fifth phase of Dubai Concentrated Solar Power Park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority issues a request for qualification to build and operate new phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Concentrated Solar Power Park. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a request for qualification for developers to build and operate the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum … Continue reading DEWA seeks developers for fifth phase of Dubai Concentrated Solar Power Park

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Construction progresses on final phase of Dubai concentrated solar power park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announces completion of 128 pillars of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Concentrated Solar Power Park’s solar tower. The fourth phase of the park is the largest single-site investment project in concentrated solar power (CSP) in the world based on the independent power producer (IPP) model. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, … Continue reading Construction progresses on final phase of Dubai concentrated solar power park

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Dubai to get Concentrated Solar Power Day and Night without subsidy at Lower Cost

ACWA Power awarded 700 MW CSP fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park  at a levelised tariff of US $7.30 cents per kilowatt hour; a cost level that competes with fossil fuel generated electricity without subsidy for reliable and dispatchable solar energy through the night. By far the largest single-site thermo-solar … Continue reading Dubai to get Concentrated Solar Power Day and Night without subsidy at Lower Cost

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DEWA Awards AED14.2 Billion Concentrated Solar Power Project With a Record Bid of USD 7.3 Cents Per kW/h to Generate 700MW

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has achieved another world record by awarding the 700MW AED14.2 billion fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This is the largest single-site Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in the world, based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The contract is awarded to a … Continue reading DEWA Awards AED14.2 Billion Concentrated Solar Power Project With a Record Bid of USD 7.3 Cents Per kW/h to Generate 700MW

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Record-Breaking Cost Reduction for Concentrated Solar Power Generation

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on 4 June the prices offered from four consortia for the 200-MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The lowest bid for the Solar Thermal Electricity (STE) project came in at 9.45 US cents/kWh (approx. 8.4 €cts/kWh). Participating consortia were [ACWA Power … Continue reading Record-Breaking Cost Reduction for Concentrated Solar Power Generation

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Dubai will launch concentrated solar power (CSP) projects to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2030

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will launch concentrated solar power (CSP) projects to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2030. The energy mix will include 61 per cent from natural gas, 25 per cent from solar energy, 7 per cent from clean coal and 7 per cent from nuclear power by 2030. The project will … Continue reading Dubai will launch concentrated solar power (CSP) projects to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2030

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ABB wins major Dubai photovoltaic solar power project contract

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $20 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to extend a substation that will integrate more solar energy into the grid, helping diversify Dubai’s energy mix to meet growing demand. As per the turnkey project, ABB will be responsible for … Continue reading ABB wins major Dubai photovoltaic solar power project contract

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DEWA confirms plan for a further 800 MW of solar energy

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has confirmed the third expansion phase of its solar power.   The utility expects to tender the 800MW project in the third quarter of 2015 and is accepting proposals for a project consultant from 1 April to 3 May 2015. It comes just weeks after DEWA increased the share … Continue reading DEWA confirms plan for a further 800 MW of solar energy

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Acwa Power wins bid for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar power plant

Acwa’s current solar portfolio includes a 60 MW PV plant in Bulgaria, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa totalling 50 MW and a 160 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Morocco.   Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar energy plat two years ago as … Continue reading Acwa Power wins bid for Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar power plant

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Cleanergy signs MoU to build a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Dubai

DEWA signs MoU with Cleanergy and Al-Futtaim Carillion for first Stirling Engine Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology power plant in the GCC. The first Stirling Engine Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology power plant in the GCC and wider MENA region is to be developed in 2014. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announces the signing … Continue reading Cleanergy signs MoU to build a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Dubai

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DEWA signs MoU with Cleanergy and Al-Futtaim Carillion for first Stirling Engine Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in the GCC

The first Stirling Engine Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology power plant in the GCC and wider MENA region is to be developed in 2014. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) with the Swedish energy technology company Cleanergy and infrastructure, building and energy services company Al-Futtaim Carillion, … Continue reading DEWA signs MoU with Cleanergy and Al-Futtaim Carillion for first Stirling Engine Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in the GCC

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First Solar awarded contract for 13 MW MENA solar power plant

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) awarded the first phase of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Power Plant to the US-based First Solar Inc. The contract to construct the first phase of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, a 13 megawatt (MWDC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Dubai was awarded to US-based … Continue reading First Solar awarded contract for 13 MW MENA solar power plant

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