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Project
Fuel type
Planned
capacity
(MW)
Location
Status
Expected year
online
Investment
(million USD)
Ajman 100 MW solar
power plant
Solar
100
Ajman
Planned
est. 2019
136
Barakah nuclear power
plant
Nuclear
5600
Al Dhafra, Abu
Dhabi
Under
construction
2020
18,700
Al Warsan
waste-to-energy power
plant
Biomass
171
Al Warsan, Dubai
Under
construction
2020
681
Jebel Ali K Station phase
III expansion
Natural gas
590
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Under
construction
2020
218
Al Aweer natural gas
power plant Unit H
phase IV
Natural gas
815
Dubai
Under
construction
2020
300
Sharjah 30 MW
multi-fuel waste to
energy power plant
Biomass
30
Al Saj’ah, Sharjah
Under
construction
2020
220
Al Sajah Bee’ah 20 MW
solar power plant
Solar
20
Sharjah
Planned
2020
22
RAK FEWA coal fired
power plant
Coal
1800
Ras Al Khaimah
Planned
2021
2177
Jebel Ali E Station gas
turbine extension
Natural gas
300
Jebel Ali, Dubai
Planned/under
construction
2021
53
Al Layyah combined
cycle power plant
Natural gas
1026
Layyah, Sharjah
Planned
2021
550
Al Sajah 35 MW waste
to energy power plantˆ
Biomass
35
Sharjah
Planned
2021
39
RAK Utico clean coal
power plant
Coal
270
Khorkhowir, Ras
al-Khaimah
Planned
2022
400
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