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DEWA advances the UAE’s commitment to integrating environmental and developmental sustainability · DEWA Podcasts

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  Good day, and welcome to today's discussion on
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  environmental sustainability in the UAE. On the
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  occasion of National Environment Day, observed
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  annually on February 4th, Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority has highlighted significant progress
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  in integrating environmental and developmental
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  sustainability. That's right. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Managing Director and
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  CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  emphasized the UAE's commitment. Let me share
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  his complete statement. We draw inspiration from
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  the future -focused approach established by the
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  late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
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  al -Nayan, and from the wise vision of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al -Nayan, President
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  of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid al -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, By strengthening
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  the link between environmental and developmental
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  sustainability, and in line with the UAE Net
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  Zero 2050 Strategy, the Dubai Net Zero Carbon
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  Emissions Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Clean
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  Energy Strategy 2050, we remain committed to
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  positioning Dubai as a global model of sustainable,
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  inclusive growth. Truly inspiring words. Now
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  let's discuss the key projects. The Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the world's
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  largest single -site solar park, with a current
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  capacity of 3 ,860 megawatts, set to exceed 8
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  ,000 megawatts by 2030. It's expected to reduce
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  8 .5 million tons of carbon emissions annually.
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  Another groundbreaking initiative is Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's Green Hydrogen Project,
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  the first in the Middle East and North Africa
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  to produce hydrogen using solar energy. Since
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  its launch, it has produced around 100 tons of
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  green hydrogen, generating more than 1 .15 gigawatt
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  -hours of green energy and reducing about 515
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  tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The hydroelectric
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  power station in Hatta is the first of its kind
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  in the GCC region, with a production capacity
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  of 250 MW, storage capacity of 1 ,500 MWh, and
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  a remarkable lifespan of up to 80 years. Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority's smart grid
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  infrastructure is equally impressive, comprising
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  more than 2 .2 million smart meters that enable
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  real -time consumption monitoring and automated
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  decision -making across electricity and water
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  networks. The Al -Sharah Building, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's new headquarters, will
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  be the world's tallest, largest, and smartest
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  net positive energy government building, designed
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  to achieve LEED Platinum certification. For green
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  mobility, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  provides more than 1 ,860 public electric vehicle
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  charging points across Dubai, supporting the
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  Dubai Green Mobility Strategy 2030. Digital transformation
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  has reached remarkable milestones with 100 %
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  service automation, 100 % self -services not
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  requiring physical presence, and 99 .5 % digital
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  adoption of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  services. Finally, Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority adopts nature -based solutions, including
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  urban farming through green roofs and supporting
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  mangrove forests at the Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary.
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  These initiatives demonstrate Dubai's commitment
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  to environmental leadership and sustainable development.
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  Thank you for joining us today.