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Dubai announced plans in 2021 to build a beach, a new lake, a cable railway, several hotels, and
120km of bicycle paths in Hatta.

There are also plans to develop a mountainside health resort and the first tourist funicular system of
its kind in the region that will transport visitors to Hatta Dam.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, ordered development to start in early 2022
and appointed a committee to oversee it.

Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park

Work on the world’s largest solar energy park, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, is
continuing as Dubai moves forward with its plans to transition to cleaner energy sources.

Last month, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) opened the world's largest
concentrated solar power project within the park as part of its fourth phase.

The fourth phase will provide clean energy for about 320,000 houses and cut 1.6 million tonnes of
carbon emissions yearly.

In August, Dewa selected Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company Masdar to build and manage the
1,800 megawatt sixth phase of the solar park, which is expected to become operational in stages,
starting from the third quarter of 2025.
Dubai Metro Blue Line

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