The seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Solar Park) in Dubai has drawn interest from 47 foreign enterprises from 17 different countries, according to a statement released by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

DEWA requested Expressions of Interest (EOI) submissions in February 2025 to construct and run the seventh phase, which includes a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The combined capacity of the two systems is 1,600 MWac up to 2000 MWac in solar PV and 1,000 MW in BESS (six hours storage or providing 6,000 MWh).

The project will be one of the biggest solar-plus-storage projects in the world under the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, producing 4.5 TWh of renewable power annually by 2030, and is expected to be phased into operation between 2027 and 2029, according to a press release from DEWA.

The release quoted Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, as saying, "The seventh phase positions Dubai as a global leader in the transition to a low-carbon economy by elevating the solar park’s planned capacity to 7,260 MW."

According to the DFM-listed utility, the initiative will save 36 billion cubic feet of natural gas yearly, cut carbon emissions by eight million tonnes, and increase the proportion of clean energy in Dubai's energy mix to 34 percent, above the original goal of 25 percent.