# A Review on Solar Energy Utilization and Projects: Development in and around the UAE
## 5 Solar Energy Projects in the UAE
### Solar Energy Projects in the Dubai Emirate
#### 5.1.1 [PERSON] Solar Project  
As seen in Figure 17, the [PERSON] solar project is the world's biggest solar park, with a total area of 77 km\({}^{2}\) in Seih Al-Dahal, some 50 km\({}^{2}\) south of Dubai. The project was constructed by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). It has a planned production capacity of 5000 MW by 2030, with total contributions worth up to AED 50 billion (USD 13.6 bn). When completed, the solar project will save more than 6.5 M tones of CO\({}_{2}\) each year [91]. To offer sustainable energy to Dubai's people and residents, the solar park will employ a variety of PV and CSP technologies. It has an innovation center, testing facilities, a research and development center, and a solar-powered water desalination system. There are five stages of solar energy generation, as illustrated in Table 3.  
Hence, these five phases of the [PERSON] solar project make them useful and promising in supplying electricity to homes, schools, and public buildings, as well as to the industry/company needs of the project. The plant also reduces CO\({}_{2}\) emissions in the UAE significantly. In addition, it concentrates on the solar thermal power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) technologies that are used to convert solar energy into electricity for this project.  
Figure 17: Solar projects in the [PERSON] Maktoum Solar Park, Noor 1 Photovoltaic Solar Power Project, Um Al-Zomul off-grid power project, and Shams 1 [92].  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Phases**} & **Capacity** & **Panel Type** & **Area** & \begin{tabular}{c} **Reduction of CO2** \\ **Emissions/** \\ **Annually** \\ \end{tabular} & **Main Characteristics** \\ \hline First & 13 & PV & 280 km\({}^{2}\) & 15,000 tonnes & \begin{tabular}{c} This phase consists of around 152,000 PV solar panels linked to 13 transformers in inverter buildings. The output is converted to 33 kV and annually generates about 28 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline Second & 200 & PV & 4.5 km\({}^{2}\) & 214,000 tonnes & \begin{tabular}{c} Based on Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. This phase installed 2.3 million PV solar panels with a total investment of AED 1.2 billion with a consortium of Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and Spain’s TSK. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline Third & 800 & PV & 4.48 km\({}^{2}\) & \begin{tabular}{c} Based on the IPP model. This project makes use of 806,992 PV polycrystalline panels. DEWA controls 60\% of the enterprise, while the consortium owns the other 40\%, with Masdar owning 24\% and EDF Energies Nouvelles owning 16\%. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline Fourth & 950 & \begin{tabular}{c} CSP and \\ PV \\ \end{tabular} & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Largest single-site CSP solar project in the world situated on the IPP model. The project will cost AED 14.2 billion. It is being carried out by a consortium that includes the Silk Road Fund, ACWA Power-Saudi Arabia, and Shanghai Electric–China. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline Fifth & 900 & PV &
\begin{tabular}{c} This phase, starting in Quarter 2 of 2021, will be commissioned in stages. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: List of the five phases of the Sheikh [PERSON] solar project with main characteristics.