By ; Amir Taha

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a high-level delegation from Emerson, a global leader in technology, software, and engineering, headed by Lal Karsanbhai, President & CEO, Emerson.

The visiting delegation included Michael Train, Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson; Vidya Ramnath, President Emerson Middle East & Africa; and Widad Haddad, Vice President UAE & 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.

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 supports the transition to a green economy through efforts to reduce the carbon footprint and limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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 highlighted DEWA’s key projects to enhance sustainability and energy efficiency and increase the share of renewable and clean energy in Dubai’s energy mix, in line with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of Dubai’s total power production capacity from clean energy 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 about 14% of the total energy production capacity in Dubai.

Since its launch, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has received wide interest from international developers. This reflects the confidence of global investors in the projects implemented by DEWA in collaboration with the private sector.