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Dubai: Hassyan Power Plant to convert to natural gas from clean coal

The Gulf’s only coal fired power plant Dubai-based Hassyan is set to switch to using natural gas, as per an agreement between the Hassyan Energy Co. and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA.

Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum praised the move and said, "This step supports Dubai's energy supply security by diversifying the energy mix through the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and Dubai’s carbon neutrality strategy 2050 to provide 100 percent of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources

The 2,400 megawatts power complex, which has been operating using coal since 2020, includes a water desalination project with a production capacity of 120 million imperial gallons of water per day.