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DEWA commissions 438 11kV substations in Dubai in the first 4 months of 2021. This is part of its efforts to deliver a state-of-the-art infrastructure to meet growing demand. Image courtesy Dubai Media Office Twitter handle. Image used for illustrative purpose.
Dubai's Hassyan Power Co., which recently converted from clean coal to natural gas, will add capacity over the next two years to reach 2,400 megawatts (MW), the emirate's state utility said on Monday.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) confirmed that the current production capacity of Hassyan reached 1,200 megawatts MW using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. A further 600 MW will be added in Q4 of 2022 and an additional 600 MW will be added by Q3 of 2023, it said in a statement.
The Hassyan plant, which uses ultra-supercritical technology, is designed to operate full time on both gas and coal and was the first clean coal-based power plant in the Middle East region. It now operates only on natural gas, in line with Dubai's strategy which targets producing all of the emirate's energy from clean energy sources by 2050.
Hassyan Energy is a joint venture between ACWA Power Harbin Holding Company (49 percent) and DEWA (51 percent). The power complex includes a water desalination project.
(Reporting by Brinda Darasha; editing by Daniel Luiz)
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