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WGS 2026 partners: Summit shapes government policy, advances wellbeing of people · DEWA Podcasts

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  OK, so let's unpack this. We're looking at the
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  World Government Summit 2026 Partners. And the
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  headline is Summit Shapes Government Policy,
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  Advances Well -Being of People. Right. And this
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  is the major global event in Dubai happening
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  from February 3rd to 5th. It's where all the
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  key decision makers and experts gather. They're
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  there to talk visions, find solutions for sustainable
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  development. It's a huge deal. And for our deep
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  dive, what's really interesting is the focus
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  on the sustainable energy partner. We're really
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  going to see how things like smart transformation
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  and AI are shaping the future of energy. Exactly.
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  And the partner driving that conversation, the
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  sustainable energy partner, is Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. That's right. And the person
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  really spearheading this is His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, who is the managing director
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  and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.
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  And from what I'm seeing... His vision for smart
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  transformation is central to everything. It feels
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  like AI isn't just a tool for them. It's the
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  foundation. You've hit it exactly. And you can
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  really hear that commitment in his own words.
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  He said, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  is participating as the sustainable energy partner
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  at the World Government Summit, showcasing its
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  leadership in smart transformation and its role
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  in promoting innovation and economic growth through
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  the application of artificial intelligence in
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  the energy and water networks. The energy sector
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  is witnessing a rapid global transformation,
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  requiring more resilient and efficient infrastructure.
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  In line with the vision of the WISE leadership,
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  the UAE continues to consolidate its position
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  in artificial intelligence and is steadily progressing
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  towards achieving climate net zero target by
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  2050, reinforcing its lead in building a sustainable
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  green future. That net zero by 2050 target is
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  obviously significant. But what really jumps
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  out at me is the pace. It just feels like they're
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  not just meeting targets, they're accelerating
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  them, especially with their clean energy strategy.
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  They absolutely are. And he spoke directly to
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  that point. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Altair
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  added, In Dubai, the clean energy and net zero
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  carbon emissions strategies are driving an ambitious
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  path to reach 100 % clean energy by 2050. The
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  Mohammed bin Rasht Al Maktoum Solar Park illustrates
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  this ambition where AI enhances project efficiency.
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  Well, we are on track to exceed 36 % clean energy
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  from the energy mix by 2030, with the production
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  capacity of the solar part exceeding 8 ,000 megawatts,
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  surpassing the original plan of 5 ,000 megawatts.
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  Wait, hold on a second. Did you catch that last
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  part? The jump in capacity? Yeah. They didn't
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  just meet the plan. They blew past it. Going
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  from a target of 5 ,000 megawatts to actually
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  producing over 8 ,000. That's just incredible.
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  It is a massive leap. So how does that translate
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  to the day -to -day? I mean, how are they actually
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  integrating AI to manage that kind of power effectively?
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  Well, it's a completely comprehensive integration.
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  We're talking digital arms, green data centers.
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  The entire system is being made intelligent.
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  On this, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr
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  said, At Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  we are integrating artificial intelligence into
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  all our operations, from generation and transmission
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  to distribution and digital services, and then
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  expanded through digital DWA, our digital arm,
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  the green data centers of our Mora subsidiary,
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  and others. As a result of these efforts, Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority leads globally
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  in 13 key performance indicators, KPIs, in its
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  areas of operation and continues to support the
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  economy through a world -class reliable energy
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  and water infrastructure that attracts investment
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  and supports sustainable growth. In Dubai, our
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  customers enjoy the shortest customer minutes
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  lost in the world, less than one minute annually.
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  We also have the world's lowest electricity transmission
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  and distribution network losses, 2%, and the
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  water network losses do not exceed. at 4 .5%,
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  which is among the lowest rates worldwide. Wow,
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  those numbers are just, they're staggering, aren't
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  they? They really are. The shortest customer
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  minutes lost, less than one minute a year for
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  an entire city. That's, you know, that's basically
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  perfect reliability. And then you see the network
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  losses, 2 % for electricity, under 4 .5 % for
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  water. Those are world leading figures. It just
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  puts the efficiency into such sharp perspective.
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  Absolutely. And it shows exactly how Dubai electricity
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  and water authority is underpinning the whole
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  economy. That kind of world class, reliable infrastructure
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  is what attracts investment and enables sustainable
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  growth. It really sets a new benchmark. Yeah.
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  And it leaves you thinking, you know, these achievements
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  in Dubai aren't just local success stories. They're
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  effectively creating a new global standard for
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  what utility infrastructure can and should be.
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  Thanks for listening to this deep dive.