Hatta is claimed to be the first pumped storage hydropower project in the Arabian Peninsula. Credit: Artelia Group. The 250MW Hatta pumped storage power plant is being developed 140km away from Dubai, UAE. Credit: Hitachi Energy. A consortium comprising Andritz Hydro, Strabag and Özkar Inşaat was selected for the construction of the project.
The fascinating Emirate of Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, is about to turn a first-of its-kind hydro project into a reality. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy formulated a strategic objective to diversify the Emirate’s energy mix and to enhance sustainability through a program of clean energy development.
The total investment in the project is estimated to be roughly AED1.42bn ($386.52m). Scheduled for commissioning in early 2024, it will be the first hydropower plant of its kind in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy formulated a strategic objective to diversify the Emirate’s energy mix and to enhance sustainability through a program of clean energy development. This plan envisages increasing the clean energy share of the generation mix to 7% by 2020, 25% by 2030, and 75% by 2050.
The Hatta pumped storage power project is located in Hatta, near the Hajar Mountains, about 140km south-east of Dubai. The project will use the existing Hatta dam as the lower reservoir, while the upper reservoir will be created by constructing two roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dams, measuring 35m and 70m high.
It is the world’s major landscape type and is still suitable for hydropower development. Near the community of Hatta, approximately 140 km southeast of Dubai in the Hajar Mountains on the northern border with the Sultanate of Oman, there is an existing reservoir created by the Sadd Hatta Al Awwal Dam.
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