Two dozen international renewable energy companies have been shortlisted for the second phase of a Dh12 billion solar park project in Dubai.
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it had received 49 qualification documents for the Dh1bn, 100 mega watt Phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Wam reported yesterday. The park is expected to produce 1,000MW by 2030.
The first phase of the project, which includes a Dh120 million, 13MW photovoltaic power plant at Seih Al Dahal, 30 kilometres south-east of the city, opened last year and has been connected to the emirate’s power grid.
The new 100MW plant will also rely on photovoltaic technology. Dewa is looking for a private partner who will own 49 per cent of the project.
The qualification process began in May and is expected to close in October. Dewa did not disclose the names of the companies involved.
However, Yingli, one of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar panel manufacturers, said in May that it would be bidding for work on the new plant. About 150 firms bid in the first phase.
“Through implementing the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, Dewa is fulfilling the vision of our prudent leadership for the sustainable development of Dubai,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and chief executive of Dewa.
The Dubai Integrated Strategy 2030 aims to diversify the energy mix by 2030 to comprise 71 per cent from natural gas, 12 per cent from nuclear power, 12 per cent from clean coal and 5 per cent from solar power, Mr Al Tayer said.
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s clean energy company, operates a 10MW photovoltaic plant at its headquarters and the 100MW Shams 1 plant near Madinat Zayed, which uses concentrated solar power to heat thermal fluid and produce energy through a steam turbine.
The UAE is third globally, behind Spain and the United States, in terms of concentrated solar power investment and capacity, a report by Ren21 said in June.
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'Top Gun: Maverick'
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Electric scooters: some rules to remember
- Riders must be 14-years-old or over
- Wear a protective helmet
- Park the electric scooter in designated parking lots (if any)
- Do not leave electric scooter in locations that obstruct traffic or pedestrians
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A German university was a good fit for the family budget
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Shared rental accommodation per month depending on the location ranges between £200-600
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Overall costs in Germany are lower than the family estimated
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The major Hashd factions linked to Iran:
Badr Organisation: Seen as the most militarily capable faction in the Hashd. Iraqi Shiite exiles opposed to Saddam Hussein set up the group in Tehran in the early 1980s as the Badr Corps under the supervision of the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The militia exalts Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei but intermittently cooperated with the US military.
Saraya Al Salam (Peace Brigade): Comprised of former members of the officially defunct Mahdi Army, a militia that was commanded by Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr and fought US and Iraqi government and other forces between 2004 and 2008. As part of a political overhaul aimed as casting Mr Al Sadr as a more nationalist and less sectarian figure, the cleric formed Saraya Al Salam in 2014. The group’s relations with Iran has been volatile.
Kataeb Hezbollah: The group, which is fighting on behalf of the Bashar Al Assad government in Syria, traces its origins to attacks on US forces in Iraq in 2004 and adopts a tough stance against Washington, calling the United States “the enemy of humanity”.
Asaeb Ahl Al Haq: An offshoot of the Mahdi Army active in Syria. Asaeb Ahl Al Haq’s leader Qais al Khazali was a student of Mr Al Moqtada’s late father Mohammed Sadeq Al Sadr, a prominent Shiite cleric who was killed during Saddam Hussein’s rule.
Harakat Hezbollah Al Nujaba: Formed in 2013 to fight alongside Mr Al Assad’s loyalists in Syria before joining the Hashd. The group is seen as among the most ideological and sectarian-driven Hashd militias in Syria and is the major recruiter of foreign fighters to Syria.
Saraya Al Khorasani: The ICRG formed Saraya Al Khorasani in the mid-1990s and the group is seen as the most ideologically attached to Iran among Tehran’s satellites in Iraq.
(Source: The Wilson Centre, the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation)
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CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections"
SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom"
2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica.
Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, (Leon banned).
Group E: River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter Milan.
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus.
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.
