UAE’s Al Maktoum solar park has found its contractor: Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) construction arm has secured the turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the 1.8 GW sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in the UAE, according to a statement. The UAE’s Masdar is building and operating the sixth phase, which is expected to cut 2.4 mn tons of CO2 emissions a year.

More details: The sixth phase is expected to cost AED 5.5 bn (c. USD 1.5 bn) and will kick off operations in stages between 4Q 2024 and 2026. Once the sixth phase is complete and fully operational, the park’s total production capacity will increase from the current 2.4 GW — achieved in June after the inauguration of the fifth phase — to 4.2 GW. This leaves 800 MW remaining to complete the world’s largest single-site solar park using the IPP model.

L&T Construction has secured other projects in the region: The company was also chosen as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contractor to develop renewable energy generation, power utilities, and water systems for the Amaala project in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea region earlier this month.

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