Dubai has commissioned the first 200MW phase of the 800MW third phase of its Mohammed bin-Rashid (MBR) Solar Park.

The completion of the 200MW project has brought the total capacity of operational solar capacity in the emirate to 413MW, accounting for 4 per cent of the emirate’s total generation capacity.

The 13MW first phase, built under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, of capacity at the MBR park came online in October 2013. The 200MW second phase was commissioned in March 2017.

The next 200MW of the third phase is due to come online in 2019, with the third phase to be completed in 2020.

The groundbreaking ceremony for fourth phase of the MBR park took place in March this year. The 700Mw fourth phase will be the solar farm’s first concentrated solar power (CSP) installation.

Dubai has set a target for clean energy to contribute 25 per cent of its total energy supply by 2030, and 75 per cent by 2050.