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UAE Yearbook 2010
adwea also connected to its first major renewable energy source: a 10 mw array of solar panels at masdar city (see chapter on renewable energy) and closed a us$2.15 billion financing facility for the massive shuweihat 2 power and water station. this plant will generate over 1600 mw and 100 mgd of water, when it opens in 2011. adwea is also planning its ninth independent water and power project (iwpp) since the sector was opened up to partial privatisation in 1998. the regulation and supervision bureau, which oversees power and water production for abu dhabi, estimates that the emirate will need at least three new plants over the next seven years to keep up with demand. in dubai, dewa increased its generating capacity during the year with introduction of a new 611 mw capacity plant at jebel ali. however, it deferred bids for the first phase of a planned massive new power 116 > uae 2010
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