"Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Energy" Expands its production capabilities in 2025
Dubai, 27 December / WAM / During the current year 2025, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park continued to implement a strategic expansion plan that enhances its role in supporting the transition towards clean energy, while recording tangible increases in the current production capacity and expanding the goals of the next phase, thus consolidating progress in implementing the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Carbon Neutrality Strategy 2050.
This year witnessed an increase in the total production capacity of the complex to 3,860 megawatts of clean energy, after the addition of a new 800 megawatts, while benefiting from the technologies of photovoltaic panels and concentrated solar energy, which reflects an accelerated pace in the implementation of the advanced stages of the project.
This capacity represents about 21.5% of the total production capacity of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), which is an indicator of the sustainable growth of solar energy’s contributions to the energy mix in the emirate.
These production additions, which were implemented within the sixth phase of the project, provide strong support for Dubai’s clean energy goals, with the total production of the complex expected to exceed 7,260 MW by 2030 compared to the previous planning of 5,000 MW, while clean energy sources will contribute about 34% of the total production capacity in Dubai according to plans for the next five years.
During 2025, DEWA launched the seventh phase tender, which is expected to add about 2,000 MW of solar energy linked to storage systems with a capacity of 1,400 MW/hour, which will allow the generation of 8,400 MWh of clean stored energy, in one of the largest global solar energy projects with storage.
The global status of the complex was also demonstrated during the year by achieving a new world record in the Guinness Record, for the highest capacity produced by a concentrated solar power plant operated by a single operator, as the capacity of the concentrated project in the fourth phase reached 700 megawatts, which enhances the project’s presence on the international scene as an advanced platform for clean energy technologies.
The complex has contributed to significantly reducing carbon emissions, as the increase in production capabilities is linked to achieving environmental savings estimated at more than 8.5 million tons of carbon emissions annually upon reaching the enhanced target of 2030, which reflects the positive environmental impact of the project within the UAE’s efforts to promote sustainability and combat climate change.
During the year 2025, the complex attracted widespread interest from international and local companies, as dozens of companies expressed initial commitments to compete for development contracts in the upcoming project stages, which reflects the investment attractiveness of the complex and the economic value it provides through private sector partnerships according to the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model used in implementing the project.
Today, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is considered one of the most prominent strategic projects in the Middle East in the field of renewable energy, with ambitious expansion phases continuing to be implemented over the next year, enhancing the UAE’s potential to lead the global clean energy transition, and emphasizing the project’s pivotal role in supporting the achievement of national sustainability goals and reducing carbon emissions in the long term.
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