DEWA extends deadline for EOI of 900MW Solar PV IPP Project

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority P.J.S.C. (DEWA) announces the new submission date for the Expression of Interest (EOI) of 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

The new submission date for EOI is 01 November 2022.

Earlier, during September 2022, DEWA announces the commencement of a competitive tender process to select a suitable developer/developers or developer consortium/consortia to share ownership of project company/companies to be incorporated in accordance with Dubai and UAE laws to build and operate on an Independent Power Project (IPP) basis a new Solar Photovoltaic Power Project Phase VI with an aggregate capacity of 900MW AC.

The Project will be located within the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, about 50km south of the city of Dubai to be commissioned in phases starting Q3 2025.

The power generated by the Project will be purchased by DEWA under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”).

Upon receipt of the EOI, DEWA will duly register the interest expressed for further consideration. DEWA intends to provide additional information on the subsequent process and procedures in due course, upon receipt of a confidentiality undertaking.