Overview
- Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority signed a contract with Emaar to expand the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro station, lifting peak capacity from 7,250 to 12,320 passengers per hour and targeting about 220,000 daily users after works.
- Masdar and Bee’ah agreed a joint development framework to identify and deliver large-scale solar PV projects in Sharjah, covering feasibility through operation and exploring battery storage to bolster grid flexibility.
- Masdar launched what it billed as the region’s first agrivoltaic pilot with Elite Agro at Al-Foua farm in Al Ain, integrating solar arrays with greenhouses to cut water use, boost crop performance, and generate clean power.
- The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure reiterated goals for all government buses to be electric by 2030 and for half of the nation’s cars to be electric by 2050, noting around 1,200 public chargers and ongoing fast-charger rollout.
- RTA showcased under-study high-capacity concepts including the 17 km Dubai Loop (up to 160 km/h, 100,000 passengers/hour) and an elevated SkyPod network (up to 150 km/h, initial 20,000 scaling to 50,000 passengers/hour), alongside a tramless tram and a solar-powered rail-bus.