Solar augmentation of power plants in the UAE

Abstract

It is analysed the possibilities of solar power augmentation of existing power plants in the UAE. The authors set out to analyse briefly the power sector in the UAE providing insights to peak capacities of existing power plants. The research utilizes several factors such as age of plant, capacity factor, gross available capacity peak, amount of land, topography of the land and solar efficiency using to rank each of the power plant in the UAE and are capable of solar augmentation. An analysis of each of the factor and the possibility of solar augmentation for each of the power plan considered for the study is presented. Challenges for solar augmentation and future research potential is discussed.