The UAE is revising the percentage of clean coal in its energy mix for 2050 as it commences with plans to slash emissions.
“Regarding the clean coal, we are revising the percentage as well with the Dubai government,” Nawal Alhanaee, acting director of the future energy department announced.
The country is now constructing the 2.4 GW Hassyan clean coal power station in Dubai, based on the Independent Power Producer procurement model with a target to be fully operational by 2023. It will be the first power plant in the Gulf region using coal.
Previously in 2017, the UAE announced its 2050 energy mix which regulates that 44% of power comes from renewables, 38% from gas, 12% from clean coal, and 6% from nuclear. It also calls for cutting the carbon footprint of power generation by 70%.
The country has pledged to decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.5% by 2030 in its second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which was submitted in December to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
