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World Environment Day 2026: DEWA’s pioneering projects drive clean energy innovation and climate action · DEWA Podcasts

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  Let us review the key points from DEWA's World
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  Environment Day 2026 press release. This year's
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  theme is Now for Climate, and the message is
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  clear. Environmental protection is a strategic
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  necessity linked to development, quality of life,
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  and the preservation of natural resources for
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  future generations. DEWA says it is supporting
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  climate action through projects that reduce carbon
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  emissions, improve resource efficiency, and accelerate
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  the transition to clean energy and a green economy.
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  It also reaffirmed full compliance with the highest
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  local, federal, and international standards to
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  protect natural resources, reduce waste, and
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  preserve biodiversity. The projects mentioned
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  were significant. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum Solar Park is the world's largest single
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  -site solar park under the independent power
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  producer model. It is planned to exceed 8 ,000
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  megawatts by 2030 and currently has a capacity
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  of 3 ,860 megawatts. Clean Energy's share of
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  Dubai's energy mix is expected to reach 36 %
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  by 2030, up from 25 % in the original plan, avoiding
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  more than 8 .5 million tons of carbon emissions
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  each year. Diwa also highlighted the Green Hydrogen
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  Project, the first in the Middle East and North
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  Africa to use solar energy to produce, store,
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  and reconvert hydrogen into electricity. It produces
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  around 20 kilograms of hydrogen per hour, has
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  storage capacity of up to 240 kilograms, and
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  can generate electricity through a 300 -kilowatt
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  generator. In Hatta, the 250 -megawatt pumped
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  storage hydroelectric power station will have
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  a storage capacity of 1 ,500 megawatt hours and
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  a lifespan of up to 80 years. Other initiatives
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  were also noted. Diwa's Green Charger initiative,
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  launched in 2014, now includes more than 2 ,223
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  charging points across Dubai, with access through
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  Diwa's website, smart app, and 14 other digital
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  platforms. Diwa also has 10 buildings certified
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  to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,
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  or LEED, standards. Al -Shera, Diwa's new headquarters,
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  is designed to achieve LEED Platinum and Well
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  Gold certifications. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, MD and CEO of Diwa, said, World Environment
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  Day is an opportunity to renew our collective
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  commitment to protect the environment and enhance
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  the sustainability of natural resources, based
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  on our shared responsibility towards the planet
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  we live on. At Diwa, we believe that our role
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  extends beyond providing electricity and water
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  services to leading the transition towards a
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  more sustainable future through innovation and
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  the adoption of the latest clean and technologies.
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  Guided by the vision and directives of our wise
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  leadership, we apply an integrated approach that
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  places sustainability at the core of all our
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  plans, projects, and initiatives through investing
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  in pioneering projects in clean and renewable
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  energy, improving resource efficiency, and developing
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  innovative solutions that support the achievement
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  of net zero. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayr, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, The environment
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  and natural resources are a trust placed in all
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  our hands, and every step we take towards expanding
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  solar energy projects, developing smart grids,
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  desalinating water using environmentally friendly
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  technologies, accelerating the transition to
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  a green economy, alongside initiatives that raise
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  community awareness, is a true embodiment of
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  our shared responsibility to build a more resilient,
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  prosperous, and sustainable future for us and
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  for generations to come.