The AED3.2bn ($871m), 1.2 GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant has become the world's biggest commercially operating single-site solar project. The joint venture between the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, Japanese firm Marubeni Corporation and China's JinkoSolar uses 3.2 million solar panels and is expected to reduce Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park CO2 emissions by one million mt. The rival Abu Dhabi's in Dubai is not expected to reach production capacity of 1 GW until 2020, rising to 5 GW by 2030.
The AED3.2bn ($871m), 1.2 GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant has become the world's biggest commercially operating single-site solar project. The joint venture between the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, Japanese firm Marubeni Corporation and China's JinkoSolar uses 3.2 million solar panels and is expected to reduce Abu Dhabi's CO2 emissions by one million mt. The rival Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai is not expected to reach production capacity of 1 GW until 2020, rising to 5 GW by 2030.