Dubai’s Dewa announced on 18 February that it has appointed a Deloitte-led consortium as consultant for the 1.6GW Phase 7 of its MBR Solar Park. Capacity at the facility currently stands at 3.06GW and will hit 4.66GW once the 1.8GW Phase 6 is completed next year (MEES, 14 February). Phase 7 will take capacity to 6.26GW by 2029, well above the original 5GW by 2030 target.
As well as the solar capacity, Dewa says Phase 7 will have “a pioneering 1,000MW battery energy storage system (BESS).” The announcement comes a month after the UAE announced plans for a $6bn 5GW solar plant in Abu Dhabi with 19GWh BESS capacity capable of supplying 1GW of electricity 24/7 (MEES, 17 January). (CONTINUED - 110 WORDS)