Across the Middle East, governments are revising up their renewable energy targets as solar prices have fallen dramatically. Dubai is the latest to follow, with state offtaker Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) this month revising up its clean energy target from 7.5GW to 8.3GW by 2030.
The announcement was made in its Q3 results on 12 November. The previous 7.5GW target was itself an upgrade made earlier this year from the longstanding 5GW target (MEES, 13 June). Renewable energy’s share of the planned 2030 power mix has also been revised up from 34% of 22GW to 36.1% of 23GW. (CONTINUED - 696 WORDS)
