A consortium of KPMG (Financial), Mott MacDonald (Technical) and Ashurt (Legal) will advise Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on the first phase of its concentrated solar power (CSP) plant.
The 200MW plant will be operational by April 2021 and DEWA will generate 1,000MW using this technology by 2030.
The project lies within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park, which will eventually the largest single-site solar project in the world with a planned capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030, and a total investment of AED 50bn.
Currently DEWA is building an 800MW solar power plant using photovoltaic (PV) technology.
The 200MW CSP project is another milestone achievement that will put Dubai and the UAE at the forefront of the countries in the region in producing renewable and clean energy and supports the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.