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Italian parliamentary delegation learns about DEWA’s strategies and projects supporting net zero · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to today's briefing. On February 6, 2026,
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, Managing
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  Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, welcomed an
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  Iqalian parliamentary delegation to Dubai. The
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  delegation was headed by Jacopo Aroni, President
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  of the Italian Parliamentary Bicameral Eco -Mafia
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  Commission on Climate and Environment. That's
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  right. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration
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  between the UAE and Italy in renewable energy
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  and advanced technologies to combat climate change.
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  His Excellency Altair praised the long -standing
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  relations between the two countries and emphasized
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's commitment
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  to working with Italian companies and international
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  partners. The discussions covered global strategies
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  for accelerating the transition to clean energy
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  and explored opportunities in sustainability,
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  clean energy, and innovation. Senior officials
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  from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority attended,
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  including Walid bin Salman, Executive Vice President
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  of Business Development and Excellence, Marwan
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  bin Haidar, Executive Vice President of Innovation
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  and the Future, and Dr. Yusuf Al -Akraf, Executive
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  Vice President of Business Support and Human
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  Resources. His Excellency Al -Tayyar highlighted
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  several major initiatives. The Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Solar Park currently has a capacity
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  of 3 ,860 megawatts, accounting for 21 .5 % of
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  Dubai's total energy mix. By 2030, the solar
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  park's capacity will exceed 8 ,000 megawatts,
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  compared to the original target of 5 ,000 megawatts.
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  This expansion will increase clean energy share
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  to 36 .1 % compared to the initial target of
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  25 % and will reduce annual carbon emissions
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  by more than 8 .5 million tons. These efforts
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  align with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050
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  and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emission Strategy
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  2050, which aim to provide 100 % of the Emirates'
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  energy production capacity from clean sources
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  by 2050. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  ranks first worldwide in 13 key performance indicators,
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  including the lowest electricity customer minutes
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  lost and the lowest losses in transmission and
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  distribution networks. His Excellency Al -Tayyar
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  also mentioned Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's
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  new headquarters, Al -Shera, which will be the
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  world's tallest, largest, and smartest net -positive
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  government building, lead platinum certification.
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  Additionally, he highlighted the 250 -megawatt
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  hydroelectric power plant in Hatta, the first
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  of its kind in the GCC, as well as the Green
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  Hydrogen Project, the first of its kind in the
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  region. These initiatives demonstrate the UAE's
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  commitment to sustainable development and innovation
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  in clean energy technologies.