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DEWA tenders 900 MWs 5th phase of AED 50bn solar park

DEWA tenders 900 MWs 5th phase of AED 50bn solar park
The deadline to submit the tenders is 22 August

UAE – Mubaasher: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a tender for the 900 megawatts (MWs) fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

The deadline to submit the tenders is 22 August, DEWA said in a statement released on Saturday. 

The winner of the bid will hold 40% of the company operating the project, while DEWA owns 60%. Moreover, the winning bidder will sign an agreement with DEWA to purchase the generated power for 25 years.

“DEWA is working to transform Dubai into a global hub for clean energy and green economy, to make it the city with the lowest carbon footprint in the world,” CEO of DEWA Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said.

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The fifth phase of bin Rashid solar park is planned to enter service in the second quarter of 2021.

Considered the largest single-site solar park in the world, the AED 50 billion ($13.61 billion) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will have a capacity of 5,000 MWs by 2030.