Latest / DEWA Podcasts / DEWA surpasses 500 prestigious international, regional and local awards since 2015
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- 0:00Welcome to today's deep dive. We are exploring
- 0:03a truly unprecedented decade of achievement by
- 0:07the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, commonly
- 0:11known as DIWA. Right! Between 2015 and 2025,
- 0:16DIWA secured a staggering 502 prestigious awards.
- 0:22It really is an astonishing milestone, Michael.
- 0:26To break that down a bit, we're looking at 344
- 0:30international awards. Wow. They also received
- 0:3482 regional awards and 76 local awards. It's
- 0:39just a testament to their unwavering focus on
- 0:42global leadership. Exactly. And to understand
- 0:46the driving force behind this, we really have
- 0:48to look at the exact words of His Excellency
- 0:51Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr. He is the MD and CEO
- 0:56of Diwa. He stated that thanks to the guidance
- 0:59and support of their wise leadership and, you
- 1:02know, the expertise accumulated over decades.
- 1:04Yeah. Because of this, Diwa today leads globally
- 1:09in 13 key performance indicators across its areas
- 1:13of operation. The local and international awards
- 1:16that DWAR receives reflect the leadership's vision
- 1:19to consolidate a culture of excellence and enhance
- 1:22the UAE's global competitiveness. These awards
- 1:25motivate their teams to continue the journey
- 1:28of excellence and pioneering leadership. Exactly.
- 1:31This confirms that their strategy, built on sustainability,
- 1:35innovation, and digital transformation, is moving
- 1:38in the right direction. The awards they receive
- 1:41are not an end in themselves, but rather a natural
- 1:45outcome of their commitment to delivering world
- 1:47-class services. Hmm. They also develop pioneering
- 1:52projects that support Dubai's vision to become
- 1:54the world's most sustainable and innovative city.
- 1:57Those words perfectly capture the essence of
- 2:00their mission. As His Excellency also pointed
- 2:03out, Diwa places customers at the very top of
- 2:06its priorities. Yeah. They continuously work
- 2:09to enhance the customer experience through integrated
- 2:12digital solutions and smart, proactive services.
- 2:16Amazing. And this is all supported by the latest
- 2:19artificial intelligence and big data analytics.
- 2:22And we saw that play out beautifully in their
- 2:252025 accolades. We did. They took home six honors
- 2:30at the UK's Best Business Awards, including the
- 2:33Climate Change Award and the Digital Marketing
- 2:35Campaign of the Year. They didn't stop there.
- 2:38Diwa also won Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards
- 2:42for their generative AI tool, Ramas4U. Wow. They
- 2:46grabbed two Reuters Global Energy Transition
- 2:49Awards, particularly for the Mohammed bin Rashid
- 2:52Al Maktoum Solar Park. Incredible. Not to mention
- 2:56securing the British Safety Council's Sword of
- 2:58Honor for the 18th time. It really is a masterclass
- 3:02in sustained innovative excellence across every
- 3:05level of operation. Absolutely. So now here's
- 3:10a question we'd like you all to think about.
- 3:11How can other global utility providers adopt
- 3:14Diwa's model of integrating advanced AI and sustainability?
- 3:18Yeah. How can they use this to transform their
- 3:21own customer experiences?