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DEWA and Masdar strengthen strategic partnership with new three-year bilateral agreement · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Sustainability Now, where we track
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  the moves shaping our green future. Today, a
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  significant strategic alliance has been formalized
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  between two of the UAE's energy titans. That's
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Diwa,
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  and the global clean energy leader, Mazdar. It's
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  a powerful three -year agreement, Aljaneb, and
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  it's structured as a reciprocal partnership.
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  So Diwa steps in as the official ADSW summit
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  partner for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. And
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  while that's happening, Mazdar takes the role
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  of principal sponsor for Diwa's massive water
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  energy technology and environment exhibition,
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  which is better known, of course, as WETEX. And
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  it's a move designed to accelerate the UAE's
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  net zero by 2050 strategic initiative. Exactly.
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  The leadership from both organizations, they've
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  been very clear about their And we have His Excellency's
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  full statement. He said, and I'm paraphrasing
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  a bit here, in line with the directives of His
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  Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al -Nayan,
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  president of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, vice president
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  and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
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  Wow. He continues to read, we continually seek
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  to strengthen partnership and cooperation with
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  Masdar and to share the best global experiences
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  and practices in promoting sustainable development.
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  Okay. The statement continues, reading, this
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  agreement reinforces the strong ties between
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  Diwa and Masdar and our aligned vision for a
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  sustainable future. Right. And this part is key.
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  Emphasizing, our collaboration is a powerful
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  catalyst for innovation and knowledge exchange.
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  Then he says, reading, as ADSW summit partner,
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  Diwa is pleased to support one of the world's
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  largest sustainability gatherings. Yeah. Reading,
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  highlighting the UAE's role in developing the
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  global energy sector and... Well, consolidating
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  its position as a major supporter of the green
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  economy and sustainable development across environmental,
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  social and economic dimensions. Right. He finishes
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  with reading, at the same time, we are pleased
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  to welcome Mazdar as the principal sponsor for
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  WETEX. Okay. Enhancing the exhibition's standing
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  as a leading global platform for showcasing cutting
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  edge technologies in water. energy, and the environment.
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  That phrase, a powerful catalyst for innovation,
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  really stands out. It does. It shows this isn't
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  about more than just, you know, events. Right.
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  And this sentiment was strongly echoed by Mohamed
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  Jamil Alramahi, the CEO of Mazdar, who highlighted
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  their existing powerful relationship. That's
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  right. He commented, reading, This agreement
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  builds on our longstanding and powerful partnership
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  with Diwa. who we are working alongside to deliver
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  some of the UAE's most significant clean energy
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  projects. Wow. He goes on, reading, as the global
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  energy sector undergoes significant transformation,
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  reading, it is vital for organizations such as
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  Masdar and Diwa to lead with bold, decisive action
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  that accelerates sustainable economic, social,
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  and environmental progress. Right. Then, he adds,
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  reading, by partnering with Diwa, Through this
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  agreement, we can combine our expertise and resources
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  to make an even greater impact. Makes sense.
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  And on WETEX, he says, reading, Mazdar is proud
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  to be the principal sponsor of WETEX, a pivotal
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  event that brings together industry leaders to
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  address the world's most pressing sustainability
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  challenges. And finally, reading, we also look
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  forward to Diwa's invaluable contributions as
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  ADSW Summit partner. further enriching the dialogue
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  and outcomes of this critical global platform.
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  So in essence, this isn't just a marketing swap.
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  No. It's a strategic fusion of expertise aimed
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  at making two of the world's most important sustainability
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  platforms even more impactful. Exactly. And driving
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  real investment and innovation in clean technology.
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  It's a very clear signal that for the UAE, collaboration
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  is the key to achieving ambitious climate goals.
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  Right. It presents... a unified front to the
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  rest of the world. Now, here's a question we'd
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  like you to think about. Okay. When two industry
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  leaders with such vast resources and expertise
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  join forces, what is the single greatest opportunity
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  this creates that neither could have achieved
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  on their own?