Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Milestones

Plans for the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park was first announced in 2012 and operations first began in 2013. The solar park was designed to become the world’s largest solar energy producer from a single location. Total energy generation
capacity is expected to reach over 5,000 MW by 2030, with an investment of AED 50 billion (equivalent to over US $13.6 billion); expected to produce enough clean energy to power 1.5 million homes. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park comes equipped with 24 hour thermal storage, and is expected to reduce Dubai’s carbon footprint from power generation by nearly 70%, removing 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

The Solar Park is a cornerstone to the Dubai’s clean energy strategies. The country will invest US $163 billion in renewable, clean fossil and nuclear technologies over the coming years, with an expected savings of US $190 billion.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is also home to one of the largest research & development centres in the region, which includes PV solar and CSP testing facilities and a solar-powered reverse-osmosis water desalination plant, which produces quality bottled drinking water. The solar park is no stranger to receiving multiple world records, with the latest world record being set in 2023 for having the largest thermal energy storage plant in the world, with a storage capacity of 5,907 MWh using CSP based on parabolic basin complex with Molten Salt technology.