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While the United States may be at a cross roads as to where it stands on global warming, Dubai in the UAE is wasting no time in its efforts to becoming a world class solar energy hub. Enter Dubai’s Concentrated


Solar Power (CPS) project to be located at the existing Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.


Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar energy project in the world, with a


delivered two 92-ton


transformers to the project. SEKO was awarded the contract to move the heavyweight cargo because of its growing reputation in the UAE and Middle East region as a leading logistics service


provider The


to the renewable energy industry. This is in addition to its significant solar business in the United States for both commercial customers and consumers, which most recently was one of the key


Indian Sub Continent at SEKO Logistics, said: “The delivery of two such heavyweight pieces of cargo represented another significant milestone for SEKO Logistics’ renewable energy services in the Middle East region. TSK had confidence in


our ability to deliver the best logistics solution, which was a critical part of the whole project” SEKO is planning to expand


its services in the UAE and the neighboring region by offering customers more technology


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and visibility solutions for their renewable energy projects. “Chaminda and the SEKO


Logistics team were able to deliver the right solution to TSK. We experienced a very professional service by SEKO Logistics and their partners in


the UAE and the transformers were delivered on-time and in perfect condition,” said Raza Shahid, Country Logistics Manager, TSK, who is responsible for the supply chain for the 200 Mw project in Dubai. – Karen E. Thuermer


Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai, UAE. (DEWA photo)


planned production capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) by 2020, and 5,000MW by 2030 as part of


the Dubai Clean


Energy Strategy that calls for generating 75% of Dubai’s power from clean energy by 2050.


Officials in Dubai


indicate the power generated by the CPS will cost less than 8 cents per kilowatt hour. Currently, Morocco holds


the world’s leading position for having the world’s largest CPS tower. That tower is capable of generating 150MW. In late December, officials


with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park was 80% complete. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA confirmed that the first 200MW stage is expected to be operational in the first half of 2018. The 300MW second stage will be operational in 2019, and the third 300MW stage will be completed in the first half of 2020.


In April, SEKO Logistics


reasons for SEKO’s decision to triple the size of its warehouse operations in California. The transformers were


shipped to Dubai to support the latest phase of construction at The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which began generating 260MW of electricity by April 2017 using 2.2 million photovoltaic solar panels. TSK Group of Spain, one


of the leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies, commissioned SEKO to provide the best logistics solution during the early stages of their planning. SEKO managed the project working closely with its local partner in the UAE, International Maritime and Aviation (IMA). Together, the team of experts involved in the transportation and delivery-to- site in Dubai completed a full risk assessment for the project to ensure the integrity of the 92-ton transformers and their safe delivery to the UAE. Chaminda Gunasekera,


Director Network Development – Middle East, Africa and


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