Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) announced in a statement that it has appointed advisors to provide consultancy services for implementing the 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

DEWA appointed a consortium led by Ernst & Young to provide consultancy services.

The 900MW 6th phase, which will use PV solar panels, will become operational in stages between 2025 and 2027.

Earlier, during September 2022, DEWA announces the commencement of a competitive tender process to select a suitable developer/developers or developer consortium/consortia to share ownership of project company/companies to be incorporated in accordance with Dubai and UAE laws to build and operate on an Independent Power Project (IPP) basis a new Solar Photovoltaic Power Project Phase VI with an aggregate capacity of 900MW AC.