Shams solar power station

Shams solar power station is a concentrating solar power station under construction near Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The solar power station is located approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Abu Dhabi and 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Madinat Zayed on the road from Tarif to the Liwa Oasis. The first part, Shams 1, uses parabolic trough technology and will have a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW), which makes it among the largest parabolic trough power stations in the world. Shams 1 is expected to be commissioned in early 2013 and to be followed by Shams 2 and Shams 3 stations.