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Share of renewables in Dubais installed capacity to increase to 25% by 2030, according to DEWA statement
Dubai total installed power generation capacity reached 15.1 gigawatts (GW) at the end of third quarter of 2023 of which 2.6 GW or 17.23 percent came from renewable energy sources, according to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
The DFM-listed utility said it added 200 megawatts (MW) of green capacity during the third quarter.
DEWA disclosed latest details about its installed power and water capacity in a press statement announcing its third quarter 2023 results on Friday.
DEWA GROSS INSTALLED CAPACITY AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2023
Generation Plant
Capacity (MW)
Desalination Type
MIGD
Jebel Ali & Al Aweer
10,690
Jebel Ali Multi Stage Flash
427
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
2,627
Jebel Ali Reverse Osmosis
63
Hassyan Power Plant
1,800
Total
15,117
Total
490
Source: DEWA
By 2030, DEWAs total gross installed desalination capacity is expected to reach 730 Million Imperial Gallons Per Day (MIGD) following the addition of 240 MIGD of reverse osmosis-based desalination capacity. During the same period, the companys gross installed power generation capacity is expected to reach 20GW with renewable sources accounting for 5GW or 25 percent of that capacity.
The statement also noted that year-to-date, DEWA has reduced 1.29 million tonnes of CO2 emissions from its core gas-fired generation and 1.8 million tonnes from the operating phases of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. |
