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DEWA’s Hab-Reeh platform records 17% growth in usage in first half of 2026 • The smart platform accelerates Shams Dubai design approvals · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority just
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  announced some really interesting numbers. You
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  know, regarding their Habri smart platform, it's
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  used for the self -assessment of photovoltaic
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  solar system designs. Well, it recorded a 17
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  % increase in usage. That's just during the first
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  half of 2026 compared to 2025. The platform has
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  significantly accelerated the approval of project
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  designs, specifically under the Shams Dubai initiative.
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  It basically reduces assessment time, and impressively,
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  it increases the compliance rate to 100%. We're
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  talking about designs submitted by consultants
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  meeting power quality standards perfectly. Because
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  of this, both the efficiency and quality of designs
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  have improved. Diwa mentioned they invest heavily
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  in these latest technologies. It's all to streamline
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  the work of contractors and strategic partners.
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  Ultimately, this supports the net -zero transition.
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  It really increases our reliance on clean energy.
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  The platform basically empowers users to pre
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  -verify their designs. That speeds up the whole
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  approval process. It even earned a seven -star
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  rating at the International Best Practice Competition.
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  Habri helps verify compliance early on, especially
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  regarding those harmonic emissions that can cause
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  electrical distortion. This early validation
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  ensures a highly reliable power system. It actually
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  extends equipment lifespan, too. They've also
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  integrated it with the Getting Solar Permits
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  and Connection service. So now you can complete
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  self -assessments and submit design approvals
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  in a single seamless step. It drastically reduces
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  time, effort, and cost. Plus, it offers unlimited
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  design options. You can use any combination from
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  Diwa's list of about 180 approved solar encoders.
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  So here's a question to think about today. As
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  digital platforms like HAB restreamline renewable
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  integration to 100 % compliance, well, how might
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  these automated models reshape the global standard,
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  specifically for rapid green energy deployment
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  in our urban centers?