Dubai total installed power generation capacity reached 15.1 gigawatts (GW) at the end of third quarter of 2023 of which 2.6 GW or 17.23 percent came from renewable energy sources, according to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

The DFM-listed utility said it added 200 megawatts (MW) of green capacity during the third quarter.

DEWA disclosed latest details about its installed power and water capacity in a press statement announcing its third quarter 2023 results on Friday.

DEWA GROSS INSTALLED CAPACITY AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

Generation Plant

Capacity (MW)

 

Desalination Type

MIGD

Jebel Ali & Al Aweer

10,690

 

Jebel Ali Multi Stage Flash

427

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

2,627

 

Jebel Ali Reverse Osmosis

63

Hassyan Power Plant

1,800

 

 

 

Total

15,117

 

Total

490

Source: DEWA

By 2030, DEWA's total gross installed desalination capacity is expected to reach 730 Million Imperial Gallons Per Day (MIGD) following the addition of 240 MIGD of reverse osmosis-based desalination capacity.  During the same period, the company's gross installed power generation capacity is expected to reach 20GW with renewable sources accounting for 5GW or 25 percent of that capacity.

The statement also noted that year-to-date, DEWA has reduced 1.29 million tonnes of CO2 emissions from its core gas-fired generation and 1.8 million tonnes from the operating phases of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

(Writing by Anoop Menon; Editing by Dennis Daniel)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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