The world’s largest solar power plant in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates is still a country that relies on oil money. But now, it is trying to become a global top player in the field of renewable energy. EWEC, an Emirates water power company, started operation of Noor Abudhabi, which has the world’s largest generation of 1.177GW as a single solar power plant.

Considering that 568MW of the largest solar power plant in the U.S. is also the largest power generation, it seems to be able to estimate the enormity of 1.177GW, or 1,177MW. The solar power generation that exceeds Nur Abu Dhabi is the only solar park type facility that combines all the facilities.

The United Arab Emirates estimates that due to the environmental effects of the construction of Nur Abu Dhabi, it can supply enough electricity for 90,000 people to live with 3.2 million solar panels, and has the effect of reducing 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. In terms of environmental load of automobiles, it is equivalent to 200,000 vehicles.

The world’s largest single solar plant, Noor Abu Dhabi, with a production capacity of nearly 1,177 MW commences commercial operation-a major milestone for the future of #sustainablenergy pic.twitter.com/HHVMyaMXYY

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Of course, it operates the world’s largest photovoltaic power plant and is promoting it extensively, but oil is still the pillar of the UAE industry. The UAE is not trying to convert from oil production to renewable energy, but rather to adjust oil production as energy output from solar power has increased.

Arab countries are preparing a series of projects to utilize the rain-free climate and vast deserts for solar power generation. EWEC is also planning to install a 2GW facility, and Saudi Arabia has reached a basic agreement on the construction of a large 2.6GW solar power plant in Mecca. If such attempts continue, oil is still important, but there is a possibility that the Arab region will become a region where the environmental load will rapidly decrease in the future. Related information can be found here .