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DEWA: More than three decades of leadership in building world-class sustainable infrastructure · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, or DIWA,
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  presents a remarkable example of long -term infrastructure
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  leadership. Over more than three decades, it
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  has evolved from a local utility provider into
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  a global benchmark for sustainable growth, operational
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  reliability, and advanced technology adoption.
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  That transformation began on 1 January 1992,
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  when DIWA was formed by a decree issued by the
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  late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al -Maktoum. The
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  decree merged Dubai Electricity Company and Dubai
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  Water Department, which had been operating independently
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  since their establishment by the late Sheikh
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  Rashid bin Saeed al -Maktoum in 1959. This merger
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  created a unified organizational model and laid
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  the foundation for long -term strategic planning,
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  institutional governance, and infrastructure
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  development aligned with Dubai's future aspirations.
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  Today, under the vision and directives of His
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  Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
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  Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE
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  and ruler of Dubai, Diwa continues to expand
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  its production and technical capabilities in
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  line with Dubai's rapid urban and economic growth.
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  Diwa has developed world -class power generation
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  and water desalination facilities that have achieved
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  multiple Guinness World Records. These include
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  the tallest concentrated solar power tower at
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  over 263 meters, the largest solar energy storage
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  capacity in Phase 4 of the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Solar Park, and the largest single
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  -site natural gas power generation facility worldwide
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  at the Jebel Ali complex. In terms of scale,
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  Diwa's installed generation capacity has reached
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  approximately 18 gigawatts, with plans to increase
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  this to 23 gigawatts by 2030. This supports rising
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  energy demand, sustainable economic growth, and
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  Dubai's competitiveness as a global hub for business
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  and investment. Clean and renewable energy remains
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  central to this strategy. The Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Solar Park, one of the largest single
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  -site solar parks in the world, now has a current
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  production capacity of 3 ,860 megawatts. Artificial
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  intelligence is also playing an important role
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  by optimizing photovoltaic panel cleaning cycles,
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  forecasting generation output, and improving
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  the integration of energy storage systems with
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  the grid. Diwa has also strengthened renewable
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  energy integration through advanced storage solutions,
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  including battery storage, grid -scale energy
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  storage, molten salt thermal storage in concentrated
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  solar power projects, and the Hada Pumped Storage
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  Hydroelectric Power Plant. It is also exploring
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  green hydrogen as part of a diversified energy
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  mix. These efforts directly support the Dubai
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  Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aims for a
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  100 % clean energy mix and net zero by 2050.
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  Diwa has already increased clean energy share
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  in Dubai's energy mix to 21%, and it plans to
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  raise this to beyond 36 % by 2030, as the solar
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  park's capacity surpasses 8 ,000 megawatts, significantly
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  exceeding the initial 5 ,000 megawatts target.
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  Overall, Diwa's journey reflects not just expansion
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  in capacity, but the creation of an advanced
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  model that combines strategic vision, operational
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  efficiency, and innovation to support a more
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  sustainable future for Dubai.