The Middle East state aims to have its flagship Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park operating at 5GW by the end of the next decade, extending the final capacity planned for the giant complex by a further 2GW and giving it a total price tag of 50bn dirham ($13.6bn).

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is currently running a tender for the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum development, which began life as a pilot array of just 13MW in 2013.

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