Dubai solar park substation commissioned
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority has commissioned a new 400/132kV substation at the Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MBR) solar park
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority has commissioned a new 400/132kV substation at the Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MBR) solar park.
The ‘Shams’ substation has a conversion capacity of 2020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) with 223 kilometres of 400kV overhead lines to connect the substation with Dewa’s network.
Dewa is planning for the MBR solar park to be producing 5GW of renewable energy by 2030.
In November 2019, Dewa signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power for the 900MW fifth phase of the MBR solar park. As of the end of 2020, the park had 1,013MW of PV solar capacity under operation, with 1,850MW of PV and concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity under construction.
In May 2020, Dewa revealed that solar energy accounted for 9 per cent of the emirate's total power generation capacity, passing the 7 per cent target set for 2020 in the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050.
The completion of the Shams substation increases the total number of operational 400/132kV substations in Dubai to 24, in addition to three new substations that are currently being constructed.
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