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DEWA CEO To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation From Emerson | |
| Sumita Pawar |
The report said that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) MD and CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer met with a high-level delegation from Emerson, a global leader in technology, software, and engineering. The delegation was led by Emerson President and CEO Lal Karsanbhai.
The visiting delegation included Michael Train, Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson; Vidya Ramnath, President, Emerson Middle East and Africa; and Widad Haddad, Vice President, UAE and Oman, Emerson.
The meeting, which was held at DEWA’s headquarters, was also attended by Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence, and Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources at DEWA.
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According to the report, the meeting discussed cooperation between DEWA and Emerson at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the Hassyan Power Complex, and the Jebel Ali Power Plant and Water Desalination Complex. The two sides also discussed their efforts in advancing sustainability and consolidating the foundations for environmental, social, and corporate governance. This helps the transition to a green economy by making it easier to reduce carbon emissions and the carbon footprint.
Al Tayer emphasised DEWA’s keenness to cooperate with leading international companies to provide a state-of-the-art infrastructure according to the highest international standards. This supports the sustainable development goals and enhances Dubai’s position as a pioneering global model in providing electricity and water services according to the highest efficiency, reliability, availability, and quality standards.
Al Tayer also talked about DEWA's most important projects to improve sustainability and energy efficiency and to increase the amount of clean and renewable energy in Dubai's energy mix. This is in line with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which aim to get all of Dubai's power from clean sources by 2050.
He explained that the production capacity of clean energy in Dubai has reached 2,027 MW using photovoltaic technologies and concentrated solar power at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world. Clean energy makes up about 14 percent of the total energy production capacity in Dubai, according to the report.
Since its launch, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has received wide interest from international developers. The report concluded that this reflects global investors' confidence in the projects implemented by DEWA in collaboration with the private sector.