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- 0:00Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has certified
- 0:0221 Emirati professionals under the fifth cycle
- 0:06of its internal Excellence Expert Assessment
- 0:08Program. This brings the total number of Excellence
- 0:12Experts certified through the program to 99 since
- 0:16its launch. The program reinforces Dubai Electricity
- 0:20and Water Authority's commitment to developing
- 0:22national talent and preparing future leaders.
- 0:25It is designed to build advanced expertise in
- 0:28organizational excellence and to strengthen institutional
- 0:31performance. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
- 0:35-Tayyar, M .D., and CEO of Dubai Electricity
- 0:39and Water Authority said, Under the wise leadership
- 0:42of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
- 0:45Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
- 0:48the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Excellence and achievement
- 0:52have become a deeply rooted culture and an institutional
- 0:56approach. These reinforce confidence in the UAE's
- 1:00developmental model, which is based on empowering
- 1:03national competencies, role integration, and
- 1:06cementing future readiness. We are proud of the
- 1:09Emirati workforce who present an exemplary model
- 1:12of excellence in planning, executing, and enhancing
- 1:16government performance. We are also keen to motivate
- 1:20and invest in them to further solidify Dubai
- 1:23Electricity and Water Authority global leadership.
- 1:27His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, MD
- 1:30and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
- 1:34added, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
- 1:37leadership has demonstrated advanced levels of
- 1:40corporate maturity in assessment and excellence,
- 1:42supported by extensive cumulative expertise acquired
- 1:45in this field. This has expanded opportunities
- 1:48to leverage internal competencies, to strengthen
- 1:51institutional capacities, and further develop
- 1:54the self -assessment framework. This ensures
- 1:57the continuity and sustainability of the outstanding
- 2:00performance driven by the hands of UAE citizens.
- 2:04We have made large strides in global leadership
- 2:07and excellence. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
- 2:10won 502 prestigious awards between 2015 and 2025,
- 2:15comprising 344 international awards, 82 regional
- 2:20awards, and 76 local awards. Dubai Electricity
- 2:25and Water Authority earned the Hamdan flag for
- 2:28the year 2025. while also ranked first worldwide
- 2:32across 13 key performance indicators and two
- 2:35regional benchmarks covering generation, transmission,
- 2:39distribution, and customer service. Dubai Electricity
- 2:43and Water Authority record -high scores reflect
- 2:46its capability to translate Dubai's working approach
- 2:49into action, delivering exceptional results in
- 2:52record time with absolute precision and excellence.
- 2:58Executive Vice President of Business Development
- 3:00and Excellence at Dubai Electricity and Water
- 3:04Authority said the program prepares vice presidents,
- 3:07senior managers, managers and assistant managers
- 3:11to conduct institutional assessments, enhance
- 3:14performance, and embed best practices across
- 3:17the organization, in line with the standards
- 3:20of the Dubai Government Excellence Program. Dubai
- 3:24Electricity and Water Authority Academy hosted
- 3:27the program over two weeks, featuring 53 specialized
- 3:30sessions delivered by Dubai Electricity and Water
- 3:33Authority excellence experts and several of its
- 3:36leaders, alongside a practical pilot assessment.