WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR PARK TO BE UNVEILED IN EGYPT

WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR PARK TO BE UNVEILED IN EGYPT

Egypt to unveil world’s largest solar park/farm this year. By mid this year 2019, Egypt expects to unveil its Benban solar park; which covers a 37.2 km2 (14.4 sq mi) area and will produce more than 4TWh of power once fully operational. The park consists of 41 power plants/stations and about six(6) million solar panels. When completed, the Benban park will be the world’s largest solar park or farm. It is worthy to note that the world’s first solar thermal…

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DUBAI TO BUILD WORLD’S TALLEST SOLAR TOWER

DUBAI TO BUILD WORLD’S TALLEST SOLAR TOWER

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a US$3.8bn contract for the fourth phase of its solar park to Shanghai Electric and ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park located about 50km south of Dubai, had its first phase of 13MW built by US firm First Solar in 2013, followed by a 200MW second phase, built by Spanish contractor TSK and ACWA and was commissioned in march, the third phase of 800MW…

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