Abu Dhabi officially launched what will become the world's largest independent solar power plant this week, and fittingly, it will be named Noor Abu Dhabi (or the Light of Abu Dhabi).

Capable of producing 1,177 MW of electricity, the plant will surpass India's plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, which opened last year and produces 648 MW. The India plant had surpassed Topaz Solar Farm in California, which has a capacity of 550 MW.

The UAE plant will cost some $3.2 billion, according to Arabian Business. It will be located in Suweihan and will provide power to hundreds of thousands of home. Officials said the aim is to complete the facility by the second quarter of 2019.