ABB won a contract from DEWA in 2014 to construct a substation for phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park, which was then proposed to have capacity of 100MW.
DEWA increased the phase II capacity to 200MW. The latest contract requires ABB to design, engineer, supply, install and commission the substation’s extension with work, which is expected to be completed in 2016.
ABB will deliver three bays of 400kV and eleven bays of compact 132kV gas-insulated switchgear, power transformers, and IEC 61850-based open architecture automation and controls.
The utility scale solar photovoltaic plant will generate enough energy for over 30,000 homes and offset 250,000 tons of carbon emissions per year.
ABB Power Systems division president Claudio Facchin said: "ABB’s advanced technologies will help to efficiently integrate renewable solar energy into the grid, enhancing capacity and reliability of supplies."
DEWA MD & CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: "We are working to achieve the goals of UAE Vision 2021 and Dubai Plan 2021 to support Dubai’s economic growth, through diverse and secure Energy supply and Efficient Energy use, while meeting environmental and sustainability objectives."
Dubai is planning to generate 7% of its total energy output from renewables by 2020 and 15% by 2030.
Image: ABB won a contract from DEWA in 2014 to construct a substation for phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. Photo: courtesy of ABB.
