Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Pavagada Solar Park
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
UAE Spread over 13,000 acres , Pavagada Solar Park provides
The desert nation of the UAE is home to a 76km solar park , the largest in the world , with a current capacity of 1.63GW . This is planning to grow to 5GW by 2030 .
The solar park provides power to 270,000 homes , offsetting a total of 1.4m tonnes of carbon . Developed and managed by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority , the solar park is one of Dubai ’ s key initiatives in the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 – to produce 75 % of the city ' s energy requirements from clean sources by 2050 .
Pavagada Solar Park
India
2.05GW to Indian citizens . Costing $ 2bn , the solar park was developed by Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation ( KSPDCL ), a joint venture between Karnataka Renewable Energy Development ( KREDL ) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited ( SECI ) that was formed in March 2015 .
Karnataka , the state in which this solar park is based , has the highest solar installed capacity among the Indian states followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu .
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