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UAE capital hosts multiple carbon-reducing renewable energy projects
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The UAE capital is driving the country’s energy transition through several renewable energy projects.
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has commissioned the development of three of the world’s largest single-site solar power plants.
Noor Abu Dhabi started commercial operations in 2019 with a capacity of approximately 1 GW.
Al Dhafra Solar PV, which will be the new world’s largest single-site solar power plant with a capacity of approximately 1.5 GW, is currently under construction.
Once in full commercial operation, the Al Dhafra Solar PV will reduce carbon emissions by 2.4 million metric tons per year, equivalent to removing approximately 470,000 cars from the road.
The third plant, a solar photovoltaic (PV) independent power project, will be located in the Ajban area of Abu Dhabi. Al Ajban Solar PV is similar in size and generating capacity to Al Dhafra Solar PV.
At the same time, the Shams 1 project developed by Masdar was launched in 2013. It is the largest renewable energy project in operation in the Middle East, covering an area of 2.5 square kilometers and an installed capacity of 100 megawatts.
The plant emits around 175,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of planting 1.5 million trees or taking 15,000 cars off Abu Dhabi’s roads.
EWEC predicts that its solar power projects, combined with nuclear power from the Barakah nuclear power plant grid, will reduce carbon emissions from 40 million tons in 2020 to around 20 million tons by 2025.
Barakah is one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world, with four APR-1400 units. Construction of the plant began in 2012 and has been progressing steadily since then. The development of the entire Barakah plant is now more than 96% complete.
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