The Indian engineering company Larsen & Toubro Construction has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build the 1.8 GW sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The scope of work will include the construction of the solar PV park, the interconnection of two substations and the installation of high-voltage underground cables and medium-voltage power distribution facilities. The sixth phase will cover over 20 km2 and will be installed in three phases.
In September 2023, Masdar signed an agreement for the construction and operation of the sixth phase with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The latter will own a 60% stake in the project and be the sole power off-taker.
The total planned capacity of the AED50bn (US$13.6bn) Al Maktoum project will amount to 5 GW, to be commissioned by 2030. The 950 MW fourth phase of the project was inaugurated in December 2023 while the 900 MW fifth phase was commissioned in June 2023.
The UAE’s solar capacity increased from 0.6 GW in 2018 to just over 3 GW in 2022, representing about 7% of the country’s total installed capacity. Solar represented around 4% of power generation in 2022.
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