UAE Launches First Wind Farms In Bid To Diversify Energy Mix And Meet Net Zero Goals

 

The UAE announced the launch of its first wind programme on Thursday as it intensifies efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and diversify its energy mix.

Under the directives of the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, inaugurated the UAE Wind Program.

The project is expected to power more than 23,000 homes a year and displace 120,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide — equivalent to removing 26,000 cars from the road annually.

“The world must triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement goals,” said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and Chairman of Masdar.

“The UAE wind programme is a great source of national pride and a demonstration of Masdar’s ability to pioneer and implement innovations in wind and renewable energy technologies.”

The UAE, the Arab world’s second-largest economy, has been investing heavily in renewable energy projects to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the century.