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DEWA aligns clean energy projects with environmental stewardship · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has announced
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  that its clean energy projects are being developed
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  with environmental protection, resource conservation,
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  and biodiversity at the center of planning, design,
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  construction, and operation. The press release
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  says these efforts support the Dubai Clean Energy
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  Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions
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  Strategy 2050. while advancing Dubai's goal of
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  providing 100 % of its total power production
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  capacity from clean sources by 2050. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Altair, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority said, At Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, we draw our inspiration
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  for environmental protection and sustainability
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  enhancement from the directives of our wise leadership.
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  whose vision has established the UAE as a global
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  model in climate action, sustainable development,
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  and the preservation of natural resources for
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  future generations. We are advancing the objectives
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  of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the
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  Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050.
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  by delivering transformative energy projects
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  that support Dubai's goal of providing 100 %
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  of its total power production capacity from clean
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  sources by 2050. In doing so, we adhere to the
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  highest standards of efficiency, reliability,
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  and sustainability. Our projects reaffirm that
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  developing future infrastructure is driven by
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  a comprehensive vision that accounts for environmental
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  protection. resource preservation, and biodiversity
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  enhancement, aligning with the UAE's sustainability
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  legacy and Dubai's ambition to build a greener,
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  more resilient, and prosperous future. The Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park is a major example.
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  It currently has a capacity of 3 ,860 megawatts
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  and is expected to exceed 8 ,000 megawatts by
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  2030. surpassing the initial target of 5 ,000
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  megawatts. This expansion is projected to raise
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  the share of clean energy in Dubai's energy mix
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  to 36%, compared with the original goal of 25%.
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  Another milestone is the Hata Pumped Storage
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  Hydroelectric Power Plant, the first project
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  of its kind in the GCC, with a production capacity
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  of 250 megawatts, a storage capacity of 1 ,500
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  megawatt hours, and a lifespan of up to 80 years.
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  The press release also highlights environmental
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  impact assessments, monitoring of air, water,
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  soil, and noise, and a circular economy approach
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  focused on reducing waste and promoting reuse,
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  recycling, and material recovery. In community
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  initiatives, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  reported that in 2026 at Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary,
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  254 volunteers planted 700 mangrove trees and
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  contributed 508 volunteer hours. Between 2023
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  and 2026 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  planted 14 ,650 mangrove trees at the sanctuary.
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  Over the same period, beach cleanups removed
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  3 ,546 kilograms of waste, mostly plastic materials,
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  with the participation of 2 ,154 volunteers.
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  Overall, the statement presents clean energy
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  development and environmental protection as closely
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  linked priorities, supporting Dubai and the UAE's
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  net zero ambitions.