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DEWA International expands global footprint based on its extensive expertise in the energy sectorقة · DEWA Podcasts

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  Diwa International is expanding its global footprint,
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  built on its extensive expertise in the energy
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  sector. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar,
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  Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority and Chairman of Diwa International,
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  led a high -level delegation to Athens, Greece,
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  to meet the senior leadership of the Public Power
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  Corporation, the PPC Group, and Metlin Energy
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  and Metals. The visit supports Diwa International's
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  strategy to strengthen global partnerships in
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  energy, renewable energy, and advanced electricity
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  and water grid infrastructure, while transferring
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  Dubai's successful energy model and showcasing
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  the latest innovations in conventional and clean
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  energy. Indeed, a substantial agenda. His Excellency
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  also emphasized deepening cooperation with Greek
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  energy companies to explore renewable and clean
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  energy. green hydrogen, and energy efficiency
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  projects. He highlighted Diwa's utility achievements,
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  ranked first worldwide across 13 key performance
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  indicators, and its advanced electricity network
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  delivering some of the highest efficiency rates
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  globally, alongside extensive experience in transmission,
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  distribution, and the clean energy transition.
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  And the clean energy progress is striking. Diwa
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  is advancing towards net zero by 2050, with clean
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  energy already contributing more than 21 .5 %
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  of Dubai's energy mix. That share is expected
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  to rise to 36 % by 2030, exceeding the original
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  target of 25%. Driven by the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Solar Park, the world's largest of
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  its kind under the independent power producer
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  model, integrating photovoltaic, concentrated
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  solar power, battery storage, and green hydrogen
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  technologies. The park has earned four Guinness
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  World Records. The highest capacity single operator
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  concentrated solar power plant at 700 megawatts.
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  The tallest concentrated solar power tower at
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  over 263 meters. The largest thermal energy storage
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  plant with 15 hours of thermal storage and the
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  longest continuous concentrated solar power plant
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  operation. Alongside the solar park, His Excellency
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  outlined Diwa's pumped storage hydroelectric
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  power plant in Hatta, the first of its kind in
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  the Arabian Gulf region, with a production capacity
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  of 250 megawatts and a storage capacity of 1
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  ,500 megawatt hours. Discussions with the Greek
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  companies focused on how Diwa International can
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  contribute its expertise in operations, maintenance,
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  and utility governance. The meetings also explored
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  emerging opportunities around energy demand from
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  data centers and energy grid infrastructure.
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  His Excellency framed Diwa International's ambition
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  to be a long -term strategic partner for international
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  companies. The delegation included Waleed bin
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  Salman, Executive Vice President of Business
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  Development and Excellence, and Marwan bin Haidar,
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  Executive Vice President of Innovation and the
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  Future, alongside senior officials from Diwa.