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Middle East solar industry association (MESIA)
is predicting that Dubai will become the city
with the lowest carbon footprint in the world
once the announced solar PV capacity is
fully deployed. The government of Dubai
has unveiled an ambitious program for 25
percent of its power generation to come
from solar energy by 2030, compared to the
current one percent.
The Dubai clean energy strategy 2050
program is expected to result in $13.6 billion
of new solar investments from two sources.
DEWA will continue its large-scale solar
procurement with plans to install 5,000MW of
PV capacity at the Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park by 2030. Once
completed this is likely to be the largest solar
park in the world.
In the meantime, the Dubai government is
encouraging the installation of rooftop solar
panels. With around 115,000 buildings in
Dubai this could result in 1,500MW of rooftop
capacity. The government will make a
$27 billion fund available to provide loans for
investors in the rooftop PV sector.
Dubai’s solar push
ASIA / AFRICA NEWS