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With the emirate’s focus on green mobility, DEWA aims to grow the city’s network of public EV charging stations by 170 per cent in less than three years.
The Dubai Centre for AI aims to train 1,000 government employees from over 30 government entities on the uses of generative artificial intelligence
According to DEWA, the number of smart meters has increased from 200,000 in the first phase which was completed in January 2016 to 2.1 million meters currently
The power plant will have a production capacity of 250 MW, a storage capacity of 1,500 Mwh, and a life span of up to 80 years once completed
The exhibition is an integrated platform for organisations in the water, energy and environment sectors to learn about the latest technologies, solutions and developments
DEWA also reported its second quarter 2022 financial results, recording quarterly revenue of Dhs7.01bn and net profit of Dhs2.61bn
DEWA says it will continue to invest in and enhance renewables’ generation capacity
The total value of DEWA’s investments between 2021 and 2024 is Dhs10bn
The project will be completed by the end of this year
The company’s investments during the contract extension period is expected to reach another $7-8bn
The clean energy share in Dubai’s energy mix has reached 11.5 per cent and is expected to reach 14 per cent by the end of 2022
The system improves grid automation, fault detection, retrieval of connections and supports DEWA’s efforts to maintain supplies
It provides its services to 3.5 million people who live in Dubai
Dubai’s main power and water company also reported a 15 per cent growth in Q1 2022 revenues to Dhs5.068bn
The EV Community Hub website has details of the latest EV models in the UAE, charging station standards and locations, and green auto loans to buy EVs
DEWA’s EV Green Charger network has expanded to over 325 charging stations across Dubai, serving 5,107 electric vehicles as of January 31
This year’s Earth Hour was held under the theme ‘Shape Our Future’
Energy demand in 2021 reached 50,202 gigawatt-hours compared to 45,712 gigawatt-hours in 2020
DEWA-SAT 1 was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex in Florida on Thursday
These stations are mainly spread across Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, Airport City, Wadi Al Safa, and Al Yafra 2
They are five stations each spread across the Opportunity, Sustainability and Mobility pavilions
The substations supply Al Barsha 1, Mirdif, and Wadi Al Safa 2
The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 120 million imperial gallons
The increased production is a result of adding new units which use Sea Water Reverse Osmosis technology at DEWA’s Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex
Clean energy is expected to account for 12 per cent of Dubai’s overall production by the end of 2021
The electricity production capacity will further increase to 13,200MW with the commissioning of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
The Dubai Paperless Strategy aims to encourage government departments to stop using paper in all internal and external transactions with customers by December 2021
The complex can generate 9,547 MW of electricity
It will extend DEWA’s water transmission network by 36km across Dubai and is now nearly 88 per cent complete
This solar-powered aluminium will be supplied to global customers under the new product name of CelestiAL