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Sheikh Moahmmed bin Rashid also launched a project studying the feasibility of power generation from wind in Hatta.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said clean energy in Dubai will account for 13 per cent before the end of the year.. Images courtesy Dubai Media Office via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed views the 300-megawatt first stage of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
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The massive solar project is set to have an installed capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030.
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"Our goal is 75 per cent before 2050 and we are proceeding according to our plan successfully,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
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The emirate attracted Dh40 billion ($10.8bn) in investment from the private sector as part of its “new energy production partnership model”.
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Dubai's electricity production capacity has reached 13.2 gigawatts with 490 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day.
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Power generated from renewable energy in the UAE is set to rise to 21 per cent in 2030 and 44 per cent by 2050, from 7 per cent last year, as more projects come online, according to Rystad Energy.
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Sheikh Moahmmed bin Rashid also launched a project studying the feasibility of power generation from wind in Hatta.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said clean energy in Dubai will account for 13 per cent before the end of the year.. Images courtesy Dubai Media Office via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed views the 300-megawatt first stage of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
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The massive solar project is set to have an installed capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030.
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"Our goal is 75 per cent before 2050 and we are proceeding according to our plan successfully,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
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The emirate attracted Dh40 billion ($10.8bn) in investment from the private sector as part of its “new energy production partnership model”.
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Dubai's electricity production capacity has reached 13.2 gigawatts with 490 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day.
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Power generated from renewable energy in the UAE is set to rise to 21 per cent in 2030 and 44 per cent by 2050, from 7 per cent last year, as more projects come online, according to Rystad Energy.
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Sheikh Moahmmed bin Rashid also launched a project studying the feasibility of power generation from wind in Hatta.
Dubai to raise share of renewables to 13% of energy mix before end of year
The emirate has also attracted $10.8bn in power investment from private sector
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