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DEWA records 4.49% rise in NOC approvals amid growing project activity · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to your daily business update. We begin
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  today in Dubai, where the pace of development
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  just continues to accelerate, you know? And it's
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  all supported by some really innovative government
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  initiatives. So get this. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, he's the MD and CEO of the
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, or DIWA,
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  right? He announced that DIWA approved WOW. 132
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  ,981 no -objection certificate applications.
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  And that was just in 2025 under their Sucura
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  program. Yeah, these applications were submitted
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  by about 2 ,472 consultants and contractors up
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  to the end of December 2025. That's an increase
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  of nearly 4 .5 % compared to 2024. Now, the Sucur
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  program, it's really pivotal. I mean, it's designed
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  to streamline the whole approval process, right?
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  It enhances first submission success rates, and
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  ultimately it just accelerates project delivery
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  across the entire emirate. His Excellency Altair
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  said it himself. He stated, in line with the
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  Dubai Economic Agenda D33, we provide a motivating
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  environment that supports business acceleration
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  and growth. Our programs and initiatives, they
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  support the successful completion of projects
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  and foster greater happiness among stakeholders,
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  which further consolidates Dubai's position as
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  a global hub for business, investment and entrepreneurship.
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  So this huge increase in demand for infrastructure
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  services, it's a really clear indicator of just
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  how much Dubai's business landscape is expanding.
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  The approvals were managed across three core
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  units. So you had the Transmission Power Division
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  approving almost 70 ,000 applications. Then the
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  Distribution Power Division, they approved over
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  45 ,000. And the Water and Civil Division approved
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  around 17 ,747 applications. But the program
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  isn't just about speed, you know? It's also about
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  quality and safety. Hussein Luta, who's the executive
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  vice president for transmission power at Diwa,
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  he said the Sukur program assesses compliance
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  with standards and guidelines, which helps to
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  reduce violations, minimize risks, enhance field
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  operations, and protect Diwa's assets. Diwa is
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  really active in supporting its partners, too.
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  They have these comprehensive technical guides
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  on their website, and they even present a Sucur
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  award to outstanding consultants and contractors.
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  Now, here's a question we'd like you to think
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  about. As cities grow and digitalize, how can
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  administrative processes, things like permitting
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  and approvals, become not just a regulatory step,
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  but a strategic accelerator for economic growth?