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DEWA’s general assembly approved dividend distribution of AED 3.1 billion to shareholders for the second half of 2025 · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Financial Focus. Today we've got a
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  major story coming out of the Dubai financial
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  market. Oh? Yeah, the utility giant Diwa has
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  announced a really substantial dividend payout
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  for its shareholders. That's right, Aljaneb.
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  This came out of their general assembly on April
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  2nd, 2026. Right. Diwa confirmed a dividend of
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  $3 .1 billion AED just for the second half of
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  2025. This payout is all on the back of a truly
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  record -breaking year for them. It certainly
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  is. I mean, the decision was made at a meeting
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  with over 91 percent of shareholders present.
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  Wow. The chairman of the board, His Excellency
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  Majid Hamad Rahma al -Shamsi, he really framed
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  this success within the context of Dubai's broader
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  economic strategy. He said, and I'm quoting here,
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  thanks to the vision and directives of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum. Okay.
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  And then he says... This is underpinned by robust
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  strategic planning, sound governance, and a strong
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  ability to adapt to rapidly evolving global changes.
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  And you can see that strong governance reflected
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  directly in the numbers. The chairman also pointed
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  out that Diwa's annual revenue climbed over 6
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  % to nearly 33 billion AED. Right. And get this,
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  the net profit surged by an incredible 25 % to
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  over 9 billion AED. That profit? covers their
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  entire annual dividend 1 .5 times over. The details
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  get even more impressive. The MD and CEO, His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, gave a
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  comprehensive look at what drove these results.
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  Okay. He stated that 2025 was a significant milestone.
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  Yeah. With the group recording for the first
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  time ever unprecedented revenue of $32 .8 billion
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  AED, EBITDA of $17 .3 billion, and an operating
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  profit of nearly $11 billion AED. Wow. Their
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  net profit after tax hit $9. 9 .06 billion AED.
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  Right. And that covers their annual dividend
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  of 6 .2 billion AED about 1 .5 times. He says
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  the rapid growth in demand for their services
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  really reflects the, you know, the growth of
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  Dubai's economy. Makes sense. Electricity peak
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  demand grew by 5 .8 percent and water daily peak
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  demand increased by 7 percent. That's compared
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  to the previous year. He said they continue to
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  pursue higher levels of excellence, especially
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  driving the green energy agenda and promoting
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  Dubai's progress to net zero by 2050. For example,
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  the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park,
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  which had an original plan of 5 ,000 megawatts.
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  Okay. It's now targeting a capacity of 8 ,000
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  megawatts by 2030. Huge jump. And out of their
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  total installed power capacity, clean energy
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  was 21 .5 % at the end of 2025. Yeah. And they
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  expect this to reach 36 % by 2030, which would
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  avoid over 8 .5 million tons of carbon emissions
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  annually. every single financial metric back
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  to real -world growth and those sustainability
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  goals. It is. It's not just about profit. It's
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  about powering Dubai's expansion and its green
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  transition all at the same time. And he also
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  highlighted their world -class efficiency. Yeah,
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  tell me about that. Electricity line loss is
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  at just 2%, and customer outage time is less
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  than a minute per year. That is a clear sign
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  of a highly optimized, very modern operation.
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  And the CEO concluded with a really powerful,
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  forward -looking statement. He said, and I'm
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  quoting here, I am confident that the group will
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  maintain its global reputation and achieve more
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  technical distinctions and generate outstanding
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  financial results that meet and exceed the expectations
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  of all valued stakeholders. It's a really compelling
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  narrative, isn't it? Financial strength, operational
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  dominance, and a firm commitment to a sustainable
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  future. Absolutely. So now, here's a question
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  we'd like you to think about. As Diwa continues
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  to expand its renewable energy capacity for Dubai's
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  growth, what new innovations will be necessary
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  to maintain that world -leading grid stability
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  and efficiency?