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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and Chinese government-owned Silk Road Fund, have achieved financial close on the 950MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a project to install PV panels in 10% of the homes of UAE nationals within Dubai and connect them to its grid.

1MW facility installed by Enerwhere at corporate rooftop near Dubai becomes latest example of the budding appetite for automated cleaning technology.

Memorandum of understanding signed in Abu Dhabi by both countries also foresees the installation of 800-1,000MW LNG power plant.

The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) launched a 2GW solar tender in February.

Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates making up the UAE, has revealed a 1.2GW solar ambition as it launches a sustainable building code.

Jinergy gets bifacial HJ modules approved for UAE projects, while LONGi teams with BayWa r.e. on global distribution deal and JinkoSolar supplies 132MW of modules to Swinerton for Nevada project.

The first three renewable energy projects developed under the US$50 million United Arab Emirates-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) have broken ground in the Bahamas, Barbados and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, according to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC).

Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has partnered with the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) of the Seychelles to build a 5MW solar PV plant with 5MW / 3.3MWh of battery storage.

The Middle East and Africa is set to enjoy a year-on-year PV demand increase of 170%, according to GTM Research.