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DEWA’s development projects in Hatta promote Dubai’s picturesque countryside and drive its sustainable transformation · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's development
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  projects in Hatta promote Dubai's picturesque
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  countryside and drive its sustainable transformation.
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  Guided by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the
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  Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority is driving the development
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  of Hatta as a global model of harmony between
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  humanity and nature. His Excellency Said Muhammad
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  At -Tayr, Managing Director and Chief Executive
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  Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  said, Our initiatives in Hatta embody the forward
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  -looking vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. a strategy
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  reaffirmed by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince
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  of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
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  of Defense of the UAE, and Chairman of the Executive
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  Council of Dubai, to help make Dubai one of the
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  world's most beautiful, livable, and healthiest
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  cities. We support the strong development leap
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  brought about by Dubai's Comprehensive Development
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  Plan for Hatta, which is designed to enrich the
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  lives of its residents and create lasting positive
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  change. Guided by the Dubai Economic Agenda D33
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  and Dubai Social Agenda 33, we aim to promote
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  the competitive position of Hata as a local and
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  global magnet for tourism and investment, while
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  preserving its heritage and natural splendor.
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  Our innovative projects meet Hata's social, economic
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  and environmental needs and support ecotourism
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  in the UAE. Among the landmark projects is the
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  Hata Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station,
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  the first of its kind in the GCC, which delivers
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  full grid power within 90 seconds. Al -Rayyan
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  Mosque has set three world records in the field
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  of environmental design. It is the world's first
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  place of worship to be awarded the prestigious
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  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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  Zero Carbon Certification from the U .S. Green
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  Buildings Council in 2025, achieving this by
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  offsetting 175 % of its yearly carbon emissions.
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  Al -Rayyan Mosque produces at least 150 % of
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  its annual energy needs through highly efficient
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  photovoltaic solar panels. and can accommodate
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  more than 600 worshippers.