First Solar to Construct First Phase of Dubai's 1,000-Megawatt Project

JOHANNESBURG--October 19, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The first phase of a 1,000-megawatt (MW) solar park will be constructed by First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) for the state-owned Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in Seih Al Dahlal, about 50 kilometers south of Dubai. First Solar will provide engineering, procurement and construction services and its advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules for the first 13 MW phase of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is named after the Emirate of Dubai's leader.