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DEWA Sustainability & Innovation Centre — hands-on energy exhibits for people of determination

Eligible people of determination can explore electricity, light and solar power through interactive experiments inside DEWA’s science centre, then see the surrounding solar park from its panoramic viewing gallery. This is standard exhibition entry for independently eligible visitors.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park buildings photographed on 15 December 2018. This archival location photograph does not show the centre’s current exhibition or entrance.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai · DEWA Sustainability & Innovation Centre, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, via Al Qudra Road (D63), Dubai

When to go

Saturday–Wednesday 09:00–16:00, last entry 14:30. Thursday 09:00–12:00, last entry 10:30. Closed Fridays and public holidays. Visits use an allocated time slot.

Who can go

Independently visiting people of determination · children needing a paid adult are excluded · People of determination only · proof and Emirates ID or passport required · companions not included

The current visitor rules require an accompanying adult for children under 12. Complimentary admission is explicitly offered to people of determination; no complimentary companion entitlement is published. This listing is restricted to independently eligible visitors and does not promise a free visit for an under-12 child plus a mandatory adult.

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What’s free & what to know

  • Ask at the customer service desk on arrival for complimentary people-of-determination entry. Carry proof of eligibility and a valid Emirates ID or passport. Admission is subject to the centre’s eligibility checks and available time slots.
  • The free admission belongs to each independently eligible person of determination. Accompanying visitors are not included and may need paid tickets unless independently exempt. No general free-family or free-caregiver admission is claimed.
  • Children under 12 require an adult. The accompanying adult’s free entry is not confirmed, so this is not offered as a free child-and-companion outing.
  • Standard exhibition admission covers the electricity, light, solar and future-energy tour and panoramic solar-park view. The separately priced hologram and metaverse experiences, member-only facilities, food and shopping are excluded.
  • Use the allocated visit time; arrive at least 15 minutes before it. Last admission is 14:30 Saturday–Wednesday and 10:30 Thursday. The centre closes on Fridays and public holidays.
  • Arrange transport for both journeys: the centre warns that a return taxi can be difficult to obtain. Visitor parking is free; the route is via Al Qudra Road (D63).
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

6 November 2026: inspected the live official Plan Your Visit page, last updated 16 September 2026, and current FAQ, last updated 12 May 2026. Both explicitly offer people-of-determination entry free and direct eligible visitors to the onsite customer-service desk with supporting documentation. The visit page requires valid Emirates ID or passport, separates paid hologram/metaverse extras, lists the interactive exhibition tour, opening and last-entry times and Friday/public-holiday closures. The FAQ confirms reception issuance, allocated visit slots, 35+ interactive exhibits, free parking and the official map. Neither page establishes complimentary companions; therefore this is scoped to independently eligible visitors and excluded from automatic family planning. No account, booking or personal data was submitted. The official map resolves the centre destination to 24.7574509,55.3623182. Deep catalogue and historical ledger searches found no existing DEWA or Sustainability & Innovation Centre offer.

DEWA Sustainability & Innovation Centre — official admission and visitor conditions

DEWA Sustainability & Innovation Centre — current FAQs, complimentary entry, desk redemption and official map

DEWA — 2026 overview of the interactive exhibitions

Photo: Anoop S / Wikimedia Commons (originally Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; original composition preserved.