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DEWA highlights clean energy projects to the Ambassador of India to the UAE · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to our two -minute clean energy update
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  from Dubai. Today, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, Managing Director and Chief Executive
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  Officer of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  welcomed His Excellency Dr. Deepak Mittal, Ambassador
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  of India to the United Arab Emirates, together
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  with His Excellency Satish Sivan, Consul General
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  of India in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
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  In the meeting, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Altayr underscored Diwa's commitment to strong
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  relationships with diplomatic missions and to
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  expanding collaboration with Indian companies
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  across the energy and water sectors. He also
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  highlighted how Diwa's major initiatives support
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  the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the
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  Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emission Strategy 2050,
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  aiming for 100 % of Dubai's energy from clean
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  sources by 2050. A key focus was the Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. Diwa emphasized
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  that current and future phases offer opportunities
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  under the independent power producer model. The
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  solar park's capacity has reached 3 ,860 megawatts,
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  and it is expected to exceed 8 ,000 megawatts
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  by 2030, significantly above the original plan.
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  Diwa's clean energy share now exceeds 21 .5 percent
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  of total capacity and is projected to reach 36
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  .1 percent by 2030, helping reduce more than
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  8 .5 million tons of carbon emissions each year.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohamed Altair also pointed
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  to Diwa's pilot green hydrogen project, with
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  plans to develop it into a future hub for technology
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  collaboration and investment. And he highlighted
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  another landmark, the Hata Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
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  Power Plant. Finally, Diwa's smart grid and digital
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  transformation, led by Digital Diwa, rounded
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  out the discussion. The Indian diplomats expressed
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  appreciation for Diwa's initiatives and for Dubai's
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  supportive environment for Indian businesses.
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  That's your Concise Update. Clean energy, cross
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  -border collaboration, and big targets for 2030
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  and 2050.