Dubai Switches on First Solar Plant to Diversify Energy Mix
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Dubai switched on its first solar plant and plans to build a second, bigger sun-powered one to diversify energy supply in the United Arab Emirates, an OPEC member with 6 percent of global oil reserves.
The new 13-megawatt photovoltaic plant is the largest of its type in the Middle East and North Africa, the head of Dubai’s state utility said today at an inauguration in a desert near the Persian Gulf coast. First Solar Inc., the biggest U.S. solar-panel manufacturer, built the facility, which cost 120 million to 130 million dirhams ($33 million to $35 million), according to officials.