Abu Dhabi plans Gulf’s first solar power plant (500 MW)

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The government of Abu Dhabi will build a $350m solar power plant, the first of its kind in the world’s biggest oil exporting region, an investor in the project said yesterday.

The 500 megawatt plant, expected to begin operations in 2009, is part of Abu Dhabi’s drive to cut dependence on hydrocarbon power generation, said Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co.

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