A Masdar-led consortium has been selected to build the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
The consortium, which also includes Spanish companies Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and Gransolar Group, bid a levelised cost of energy of 2.99 US dollar cents per kWh.
DEWA said it received 95 expressions of interest for the project in response to a tender request last year.
The 13MW first phase of the solar farm became operational in 2013, with the 200MW second phase scheduled to come online in 2017.
DEWA plans the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum project to have a total capacity of 5GW by 2030.
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Masdar scoops 800MW in Dubai
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum project to have 5GW capacity by 2030
By EBS