Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, announced that the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park’s total production capacity has reached 3,860 megawatts (MW). The park uses both photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies.

Since the start of 2025, DEWA has added 800 MW from the solar park’s sixth phase, increasing the share of clean energy to about 21.5% of Dubai’s total energy production capacity.

“Our strategies and action plans are inspired by the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable green economy and enhance Dubai’s position as a leading global hub for clean and renewable energy,” said Al Tayer. “The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is our key project to realise this vision and achieve the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which aim to provide 100% of the emirate’s energy production capacity from clean sources by 2050.”

By 2030, the solar park’s production capacity will reach 7,260MW, with clean energy making up 34% of DEWA’s energy mix. This will reduce approximately eight million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

The solar park’s development began in October 2013 with a 13MW PV-based first phase. The second phase, launched in March 2017, expanded capacity to 200MW using PV technology under the independent power producer (IPP) model.

In November 2020, the third phase increased capacity to 800MW, featuring single-axis solar tracking technology unique in the Middle East and North Africa. The fourth phase, inaugurated in December 2023, combined CSP and PV technologies for a total of 950MW, including a 600MW parabolic basin complex, a 100MW solar power tower, and 250MW of PV panels.

June 2023 saw the fifth phase’s launch with 900MW of PV panels. The ongoing sixth phase will add 1,800MW of PV capacity.

DEWA has invited international developers to participate in the seventh phase, which is planned to deliver 1,600MW of PV power and is expandable to 2,000MW. This phase will include a 1,000MW battery energy storage system with six hours of capacity—totaling 6,000 megawatt-hours—making it one of the world’s largest solar-plus-storage projects implemented under the IPP model.