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DEWA reports 18.74% rise in electricity connection requests for Dubai projects in 2025 · DEWA Podcasts

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  So we're starting today with a look at Dubai.
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  A key metric there is pointing towards some really
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  significant economic momentum. It certainly is.
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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, you
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  know, DIWA, has reported a major, major uptick
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  in its Al -Namus service. Al -Namus. OK, what
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  exactly is that? Well, it provides fast track
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  electricity connections for new projects. Okay.
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  And when they say fast, they really mean it.
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  The service gets connections up to 150 kilowatts
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  live within just five days. Five days. Wow. I
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  mean, for developers in, you know, commercial,
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  residential and industrial sectors. Yeah. That
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  speed has to be a huge competitive advantage.
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  It's no wonder the numbers are up. Oh, and they
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  are way up. DUA registered an 18 .74 % year -on
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  -year increase in these connection requests in
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  2025. Wow. Reaching a total of 9 ,786. So this
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  growth, it really reflects a robust pipeline
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  of new projects right across the Emirate. It
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  sounds like it's more than just an operational
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  success then. Right. It seems strategic. Oh,
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  it is. Diwa's leadership sees this as absolutely
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  fundamental to the city's future. The MD and
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  CEO, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar,
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  he placed this achievement right in the context
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  of that ambitious Dubai economic agenda, the
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  D33. And he was very clear, wasn't he, about
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  how this all fits into the bigger picture. Absolutely.
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  He said, and I'll quote him here, Okay. Right.
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  Yeah. Wow. That's a powerful statement. It's
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  literally connecting the dots from a simple,
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  you know, efficient service directly to the goal
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  of becoming a top three global city. And I guess
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  the how behind all this efficiency, it's all
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  about technology, right? Oh, completely. This
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  isn't about, you know, paperwork and waiting
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  in queues. The person overseeing this area, Rashid
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  bin Humaydan, who's the executive vice president
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  of distribution power at Diwa, he highlighted
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  that the authority and... and I'm quoting him
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  again. Go on. Adopts the latest technologies
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  and solutions to enable consultants and contractors
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  to complete all their transactions securely and
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  seamlessly anytime and anywhere through DUA's
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  smart app and website. So it's a clear example
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  of these smart government services acting as
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  a direct catalyst for economic growth. You remove
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  the friction, you accelerate development. Precisely.
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  It's a foundational element for achieving all
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  of Dubai's long -term ambitions. So here's a
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  question we'd like you all to think about. As
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  cities become more and more competitive, How
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  critical is the speed and the digitalization
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  of essential public services, you know, like
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  getting electricity, to attracting and retaining
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  global business?