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DEWA and Kazakhstan Consulate explore co-operation in energy and sustainability · DEWA Podcasts

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  So in the global push for a sustainable future,
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  you know, strategic partnerships are everything,
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  right? And a recent meeting in Dubai, wow, it
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  signals a powerful new alliance taking shape
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  between the UAE and Kazakhstan. So you have His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Altair, who's the managing
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  director and CEO of Diwa, that's Dubai's world
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  -renowned electricity and water authority. He
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  met with His Excellency Almaz Tazbalat, the Consul
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  General of Kazakhstan. In the focus of their
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  discussion, it was all about building a robust
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  partnership centered on the future of energy.
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  And this isn't just about, you know, general
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  economic ties, no. They pinpointed four key areas
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  for some really deep collaboration. Things like
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  accelerating renewable energy projects, ensuring
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  long -term water sustainability, oh, and developing
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  smart city infrastructure, and of course, building
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  driving technological innovation. This collaboration
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  is, I mean, it's perfectly aligned with Dubai's
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  ambitious vision. Yeah. Guided by the Dubai Clean
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  Energy Strategy 2050 and the Net Zero Carbon
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  Emission Strategy, the Emirate is on this bold
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  mission. It wants to source 100 % of its energy
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  from clean sources by 2050. And Diwa isn't just
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  aiming for this goal. They're pretty much global
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  leaders in the field. Wow. The authority has
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  actually ranked number one worldwide in 12 key
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  performance indicators. That's outperforming
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  many leading utilities across Europe and the
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  United States. Yeah, and with over 30 decades
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  of pioneering work, Diwa is really keen to share
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  its world -class expertise. Kazakhstan, for its
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  part, expressed a really strong commitment to
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  this partnership, right? They're bringing their
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  own immense potential in the renewable sector
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  to the table. So this is more than just a meeting.
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  You see, it's really the convergence of proven
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  leadership with some serious untopped potential.
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  It's a strategic move, a move designed to accelerate
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  the green transition and build a brighter, more
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  sustainable future for all of us, for generations
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  to come. So here's a question I'd like you to
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  think about. As more cities and nations form
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  these focused green alliances, you know, how
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  might that reshape the global energy landscape
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  over the next, say, decade?