Dubai Electricity & Water Authority | Dubai Future Council on Energy

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council on Energy chaired its first meeting. This Council is one of Dubai Future Councils that were launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai , Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Chairman of The Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF).

Dubai Future Councils were launched as a futuristic platform dedicated to keeping abreast of global trends, prospecting the future and development of Dubai’s key sectors over the next 50 years.

Dubai Future Councils are supervised by Dubai Future Foundation and aim to look into the future of Dubai’s vital key sectors. The Councils include experts and specialists specialized in exploring the future and public and private sectors leaders both locally and globally. The Councils focus on promoting knowledge and expertise sharing to find efficient solutions to different challenges, launching national initiatives and strategies to explore existing and future opportunities. The Councils will include an elite of experts and specialists specialized in exploring the future and leading figures from the government and private sectors in the UAE.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council on Energy welcomed all members, highlighting the key responsibilities of the Council to realize the futuristic vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and implement His Highness’s directives as stated in the “50-Year Charter”, which shapes Dubai future over the next 50 years. The Council is a futuristic platform dedicated to planning for the future of the energy sector and exploring opportunities to make Dubai the most sustainable city in the world in clean energy.

HE Al Tayer reviewed the structure and strategies of the energy sector in Dubai. He also, discussed the future of the energy sector, and the Council’s plans and tasks to keep abreast of global trends in the sector, exploring the best opportunities to develop it in Dubai, while studying the potential challenges and developing optimal solutions for decision makers, in addition to formulating recommendations and launching supportive projects and initiatives to achieve them. During its coming regular meetings, the Council will implement all the objectives of the visionary leadership to create a comprehensive system capable of prospecting the future of the energy sector, exploring and developing innovative and sustainable solutions to face different challenges, while contributing to encouraging innovation, producing feasible solutions to both existing and future challenges.