Shams 1 solar farm

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Shams 1 solar farm (محطة شمس 1 للطاقة الشمسية) is an operating solar thermal farm in Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Shams 1 solar farm

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
Operating	2013	100 MWac	Solar Thermal	Masdar Clean Energy; TotalEnergies SE (مصدر)	Shams Power Company

More information on this solar thermal project can be found at csp.guru.

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Shams 1 solar farm

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates	23.5719, 53.7146 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the solar farm:

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