TECHNOLOGY
launched in 2013 with impressive results . Today , the park generates 13MW of clean energy and 24mn kWh of electricity per year , and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 15,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year . The second phase of the project started operations in March 2017 , producing enough electricity to power 50,000 homes and delivering an additional 200MW of power . It consists of 2.3mn photovoltaic ( PV ) panels , covers an area of 4.5mn sq km and has brought the project one step closer to its final goal . The third phase , to develop an 800MW solar PV power plant , was awarded to a consortium led by Masdar and will be completed in a phased approach over the next three years .
However , it is the fourth phase – the solar tower – that is currently making the world sit back and look up . “ This project is a major step forward for the solar energy industry ,” says Andrea Masini , Associate Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at HEC Paris . “ With a further 700MW of concentrated solar power ( CSP ) capacity to be added to the existing 200MW plant , not only is this set to be the largest solar plant in the world , but it will
The solar park opening Ceremony Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
16 November 2017