DEWA at COP28

DEWA is keen to realise the wise vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make COP28 an opportunity to showcase the UAE’s inspiring and globally leading model in climate action and a milestone in the UAE and the world’s path towards a brighter and more sustainable future that ensures prosperity and development for everyone. This is part of DEWA’s responsibility as a Principal Pathway Partner of COP28, and the exclusive electricity and water services provider in Dubai. At COP28, DEWA will showcase its achievements in the comprehensive and sustainable development journey, as well as its efforts to enhance public-private collaboration, build partnerships, and exchange experiences and success stories. We aim to consolidate DEWA’s position as one of the best utilities worldwide and strengthen our contribution to finding innovative solutions to the challenges that humanity is facing.

Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer
MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Founder & Chairman of WETEX and the Dubai Solar Show.

DEWA’s Participation at COP28

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is a Principal Pathway Partner of COP28, which is hosted by the UAE at Expo City Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023.

DEWA's stand at COP28 highlights its efforts in energy, water, clean and renewable energy, space, digital transformation, green mobility, smart grid, investing in innovation, and the latest disruptive technologies. It also underscores DEWA’s contribution to enhancing the UAE and Dubai’s leadership in various sustainability fields. The stand includes an area for specialised workshops, sessions, and panel discussions on sustainability, and forecasting and shaping the future.

DEWA’s stand showcases its most prominent projects, initiatives and programmes. These include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Hassyan desalination plant, Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant, the Green Hydrogen project, Moro Hub Green Date Centre, the Innovation Centre, the Smart Centre, DEWA’s new headquarters Al Shera’a Building, DEWA’s Space-D Programme, the EV Green Charger, Shams Dubai, and the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS). The stand also highlights DEWA’s subsidiaries, including Mai Dubai, Etihad ESCO, and Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower).

Location: Energy Transition Hub – Green Zone

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Parallel Events

WETEX & Dubai Solar Show 2023

15-17 November 2023 Dubai World Trade Centre

Middle East and North Africa Solar Conference

15-18 November 2023 Dubai World Trade Centre

World Green Economy Summit (WGES)

28-29 November, 2023 Madinat Jumeirah

Initiatives

Based on DEWA strategic directions and voice of customer DEWA launched various initiatives as follows:

A Leading Hub for the Metaverse

DEWA is the 1st local government entity to launch its DEWAverse platform using the Metaverse technology.

Consumption Assessment Tool

A smart tool to help you assess your electricity and water consumption to gain a better understanding of your home consumption pattern and make smart decisions.

Dubai EV Community Hub

This website centralises the latest information regarding electric vehicles in Dubai.

Smart Grid

The Smart Grid programme, an investment of AED 7 billion, offers advanced automated decision-making features across DEWA’s electricity and water network.

Smart Living

The new “Smart Living” initiative helps customers to monitor and conserve their consumption easily and make smart decisions for a happier life.

Amazon Alexa

In line with its efforts to improve its digital experience, DEWA is the first government utility in the world to provide its smart services on Amazon’s Alexa in Arabic.

Inclusion and Empowerment of People of Determination

DEWA has launched leading initiatives to empower People of Determination, through targeted strategies, achieving the goals of UAE policy for POD Empowerment.

DEWA & Expo 2020

DEWA is the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai and will provide this global event with electricity and water from October 2020 to April 2021.

MBR Solar Park

MBR Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world, with a planned capacity of 1,000MW by 2020, and 5,000MW by 2030.

Dubai 10X

DEWA adopts 10X initiative to deliver a new utility experience for Dubai and the world, focusing on four pillars: Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Artificial Intelligence and Digital services.

SOQOOR Program

SOQOOR Program is a performance-based recognition award program for a specific segment of DEWA Customers (Contractors and Consultants performing non-DEWA projects) for other project owners, aiming at enhancing the quality of applications’ submission and site operations on DEWA level.

Al Namoos

This service provides electricity connections in just one-step within 5 days, with no connection charges for commercial and industrial projects up to 150 kW.

Digital DEWA

The world’s first digital utility utilizing autonomous systems for renewable-energy, storage, expansion in Artificial Intelligence adoption and providing exceptional digital services.

Shams Dubai

DEWA’s first smart initiative to connect solar energy to buildings, part of the Distributed Renewable Resources Generation programme.

EV Green Charger

EV Green Charger is a DEWA pioneering initiative to establish the infrastructure and build electric vehicle charging stations.

Smart Applications

Smart Applications provide through Smart Meters and Grids various benefits to DEWA customers, including live and detailed reading (both current and historical).

Green Dubai

Green Dubai is DEWA’s initiative to empower customers to make sustainable choices for a greener planet.

DEWA Store

DEWA Store is the first of its kind among government entities, providing exclusive offers and discounts to customers, in cooperation with public and private sectors.

Green Ribbon Pledge

Green Ribbon Pledge is an initiative that aims to educate and inspire the residents of Dubai to conserve energy and reduce water consumption.

My Sustainable living

Unique programme enabling customers to check, compare and monitor electricity and water consumption in comparison with efficient similar homes.

Noor & Hayat

are the new characters that symbolize for electricity and water, that aims to establish the concept of conservation among the younger generations.