Clean coal power plant 1.2 GW
November 9, 2016: A consortium consisting of Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power, Harbin Electric of China, the GE-acquired Alstom and US-based NRG Energy has started construction after reaching financial close on the 1.2-gigawatt first phase of the project under an Independent Power Producer (IPP) deal. It will ultimately generate 2.4GW of electricity by 2023. Dewa’s new plant will provide a 12.5 per cent boost to Dubai’s current grid capacity, according to Alstom, amid rising demand for power. Hassyan also supports the emirate’s efforts to diversify its energy mix by 2030 with 7 per cent of electricity to be produced from "clean coal".The first 600-megawatt unit is expected to be operational in March 2020 and the second 600MW unit exactly a year later – and will supply electricity at a price of 4.241 US cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) under a 25-year power purchase agreement. This compares to the price of natural gas that runs around 6 cents (prices vary based on commodity prices in the market), while Dubai’s planned 800MW solar plant will produce electricity at 2.99 cents per kWh.
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