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Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer Receives President of the World Economic Forum and Discusses Strengthening Partnership to Shape the Future of Energy and Development · DEWA Podcasts

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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayer, Managing
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  Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, received Alois Zwinghi, President
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  and CEO of the World Economic Forum and Chair
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  of the Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils,
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  to discuss the future of energy and development.
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  The meeting highlighted Diwa's major projects
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  and initiatives, especially the expansion of
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  clean energy, the growing role of digitalization,
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  and the use of fourth industrial revolution technologies,
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  particularly artificial intelligence. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayer, Managing Director and
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  CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  also underscored DEWA's global achievements,
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  including leading 13 global key performance indicators.
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  recording the world's lowest customer minutes
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  lost for electricity at 0 .82 minutes annually
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  per customer, and limiting electricity transmission
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  and distribution losses to just 2%. Another major
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  focus was the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050
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  and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emission Strategy
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  2050, which aim to provide 100 % clean energy
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  by 2050. In that context, the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  al -Maktoum solar park was highlighted as a flagship
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  project, with planned capacity exceeding 8 ,000
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  megawatts by 2030 and expected carbon emission
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  reductions of more than 8 .5 million tonnes annually.
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  The discussion also revisited DERA's journey
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  in adopting artificial intelligence nearly 10
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  years ago, helping position the utility as a
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  global model in digital transformation. while
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  improving operations and stakeholder happiness.
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  The partnership with the World Economic Forum
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  was another key point. In 2018, DEWA became the
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  first government utility in the world to join
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  the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial
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  Revolution. Looking ahead, both sides explored
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  deeper cooperation in development, economy, technology,
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  society and sustainability, contributing to the
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  agenda of Davos 2027. In short, the meeting reflected
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  how international partnerships can help shape
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  a more sustainable, digital and resilient energy
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  future.