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92nd meeting was chaired by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Dubai Supreme Council of Energy reviews 2025 clean energy progress and performance outcomes · DEWA Podcasts

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  So today we're spotlighting Dubai. It's really
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  interesting because key leaders there are accelerating
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  the Emirates green transition. Okay, so His Highness
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  Sheikh Ahmed bin Syed Al Maktoum, he's the chairman
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  of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy. Right,
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  so he chaired the 92nd meeting of the council.
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  It was held at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah
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  Hotel. And His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr,
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  the vice chairman, was also there. And the meeting
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  was also attended by His Excellency Ahmed Bouti
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  al -Muheyarbi, who is the Secretary General of
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  the Council. Yeah, and a whole list of other
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  council members were there too, people like His
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  Excellency Marwan bin Galita, His Excellency
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  Abdullah bin Kalban, His Excellency Hussein Luta,
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  Juan Pablo Freyle, and Muna al -Oseimi from the
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  Roads and Transport Authority. Wow. So during
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  the meeting, the council reviewed the performance
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  of all these programs and projects that were
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  completed back in 2025. This was all in line
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  with their big framework for supporting clean
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  energy and optimizing electricity and water consumption.
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  But a real standout achievement they discussed
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  was the operational performance of the Waste
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  to Energy Center in Warsan. Okay, and get this,
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  more than 4 .5 million tons of waste have been
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  processed, and 62 % of that was diverted from
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  landfill. I mean, this is just a massive step,
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  especially with Dubai's goal of eliminating landfill
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  sites by 2041. Right, and to build on this, they're
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  launching a second phase later this year to expand
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  the plant's waste processing capacity. Speaking
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  on the strategic direction, His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar had this to say. He said,
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  and I'm paraphrasing a bit, in line with the
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  vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum, the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
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  continues to make Dubai a leading global model
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  for sustainability. So during the meeting, they
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  reviewed a bunch of strategic themes about accelerating
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  carbon emission reduction and enhancing energy
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  efficiency. The council is always assessing the
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  annual performance of these programs and adding
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  new elements to make sure they're continuously
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  developing. He finished by saying their governance
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  framework provides a, quote, advanced mechanisms
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  to achieve strategic clean energy objectives
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  and reduce carbon emissions. Then His Excellency
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  Ahmed Bouti al -Muheyrabi elaborated on the tech
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  side of things. He added, we continue to deploy
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  the latest technologies to enhance waste treatment
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  and reuse within a comprehensive strategy based
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  on circular economy principles and private sector
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  participation. So it all just underscores a really
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  clear and determined path forward for Dubai.
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  You've got this combination of high -level strategic
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  governance with some pretty impressive technological
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  innovation. So now here's a question for you
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  to think about. As cities like Dubai invest so
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  heavily in these huge, large -scale centralized
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  solutions, what role should our individual and
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  community -level recycling efforts still play
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  in a truly circular economy?