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23°58′04″N 52°13′54″E / 23.96778°N 52.23167°E / 23.96778; 52.23167
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The following page lists power stations in United Arab Emirates.

Legend

  Facilities under construction
  Planned facilities
  Decommissioned facilities (year)

Fossil fuel

Gas turbines

Name Location Capacity ( MW) Year completed Ref
Shuweihat Jebel Dhana 1,615 2003–2005 [1] [2]
Al Taweelah Al Samha 4,696 1989–2009 [1]
Aweer/Ameer Dubai 1,846 1997–2009 [1]
Jebel Ali Dubai [1]
Qidfa Fujairah [1]
Umm Al Nar Abu Dhabi 2,746 1979–2007 [1]
Fujairah F1 Independent Water and Power Plant Fujairah 2,000 2004 [ citation needed]

Oil and gas-fired thermal plant

To be converted to combined-cycle gas turbine technology to enhance efficiency and reduce emissions.[ citation needed]

Plant Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Madinat Zayed Madinat Zayed 118 1991–1993 [3] [4]

Nuclear

Name Location Capacity ( MW) Year completed Ref
Barakah 23°58′04″N 52°13′54″E / 23.96778°N 52.23167°E / 23.96778; 52.23167 5,600 [ citation needed]

Renewable

Solar photovoltaic

Name Location Capacity

MWp or MWAC (*)

Annual Output

GWh

Land

Size km²

Year completed Notes Ref
Shams Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi 100 2.5 2013 Concentrated Solar Power - Parabolic Trough Collectors [5]
Noor Abu Dhabi 24°24′11″N 55°16′07″E / 24.40306°N 55.26861°E / 24.40306; 55.26861 (Noor Abu Dhabi) Sweihan 1,177 8 2019 Located at Sweihan. [6] [7]
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park 24°45′N 55°23′E / 24.750°N 55.383°E / 24.750; 55.383 (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park) 1,013 (As of November 2020) 460

(As of November 2020)

77

(As of November 2020)

2013–2021 Phase I completed in 2013, followed by Phase II and III. Phase IV (including 250 MW PV) is under construction, 950 MW Phase V is planned. [8] [9] [10]
Al Dhafra Solar Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi 2,000 20 2022 About 35km south of Abu Dhabi City. Lowest solar energy tariff in the world - AED4.97 fils/kWh (US1.35 cents/kWh). Bifacial crystalline technology. [11] [12]

Storage

Pumped hydroelectric

Name Location Capacity

MWp or MWAC (*)

Annual Output

GWh

Land

Size km²

Year completed Notes Ref
Hatta Hydroelectric Power Plant 250 2024 [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "CCGT Plants in the United Arab Emirates". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Shuweihat I Cogen CCGT Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Madinat Zayed Thermal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ "AMPC - Production". www.ampc.ae. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  5. ^ "Shams 1 - One of the world's largest CSP plants in the world". masdar.ae. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  6. ^ "Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant begins commercial operation". Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ "World's Largest Solar Power Plant Switched On". Forbes. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park second phase now operational Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, The National (AE), LeAnne Graves, March 20, 2017
  9. ^ "DEWA's 900 MW Tender Attracts Lowest Bid Of $0.0169/kWh". Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. ^ "DEWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 900MW 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park". www.dewa.gov.ae. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. ^ "Al Dhafra Solar Project, Abu Dhabi". Powertechnology. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  12. ^ "UAE's clean energy goals are not limited to solar, says energy minister". World Nuclear News. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Dubai hydroelectric power station to cost Dh1.4b; Dewa awards contract for Hatta project". Gulf News. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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