The Al Dhafra PV2 solar power plant project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now in full operation.
Contracted by China Machinery Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, the project has a direct current capacity of 2,100 megawatts and its alternating current capacity can reach 1,640MW during peak generation periods.
Workers pose with a solar panel at the Al Dhafra PV2 solar power plant project in the UAE. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The project is currently the largest individual solar power station in the world and has a total installed capacity of 2.1 gigawatt.
It adopts the world's most advanced solar power panel modules and has been built and will be operated to the latest international standards.
The project has exported 820 million kilowatt-hours of power since it started operation.
Once operational, the station is expected to meet the power demands of about 160,000 households and to increase the total photovoltaic installed capacity in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, to about 3.2GW. Furthermore, it will eliminate carbon emissions of more than 3.6 million metric tons annually.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
