To consolidate a green economy in the UAE, DEWA (Dubai Electrcity & Water Authoritiy) has joined hands with Dubai Airports to enhance cooperation. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, exchanged views to achieve common goals and support government directions. The meeting also focused on the latest developments in the project undertaken by Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEWA. The project aims to install buildings at Dubai Airports to optimise energy efficiency.
Commenting on the cooperation, Al Tayer said, “In line with the directives of the wise leadership to consolidate a green economy in the UAE, Dewa is keen on strengthening cooperation with public and private organisations that share its vision to enhance environmental sustainability and achieve net-zero emissions.”
Praising Dubai Airports for adopting sustainability across all its operations, he said, “DEWA has established an energy services company (Etihad ESCO) to enhance energy efficiency in Dubai. The company has retrofitted nearly 8,000 existing buildings in Dubai.”
He further revealed about DEWA’s projects towards achieving sustainability and clean, renewable energy, targeting Dubai’s long-term plans to generate total power from clean sources by 2050 and achieve net-zero carbon emissions.
Another example towards this is DEWA’s major project – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the largest single-site solar park in the world and built on the Independent Power Producer model.
“A key priority in 2023 is to deliver sustainable operations as we strive to maintain our position as the world’s busiest global hub. With the UAE hosting COP 28 this year, we are very excited about the developments and opportunities that we are presented with and our role in achieving them,” said Griffiths.
Earlier, in 2019, Dubai Airports and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) had installed 15,000 photovoltaic panels at Terminal 2. The installation is said to be the largest of any airport in the region. The solar system has a capacity of 5 MWp and is expected to generate 7,483,500kWh energy annually for the airport.
