The United Arab Emirates became the first country in the world to produce aluminum using the power of the sun, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced on Monday. Darik Elwan
Dewa is the supplier of the EGA smelter with 560,000 megawatt hours of solar power per year from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The energy is enough to produce 40,000 tons of aluminum in the first year with significant expansion potential. EGA will supply solar aluminum to global customers under the new product name, CelestiAL. Darik Elwan
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Ceo and CEO of Dewa and Vice President of EGA, noted: “This global achievement of both Dewa and EGA confirms our firm commitment to achieving Her Highness’s vision Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, in building a green economy in the United Arab Emirates and achieving the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 , diversification of energy sources and providing 75% of Dubai’s energy production capacity from clean energy sources 2050. “
“To achieve these goals, we have launched many initiatives and projects, in particular the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the largest single-site solar power project in the world with a capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030. The solar park projects use photovoltaic panels and concentrated solar energy technologies,” he added. Darik Elwan