DUBAI, UAE – MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer discussed enhancing cooperation with top leadership of Siemens Energy here.
Al Tayer met with Anne-Laure de Chammard, Member of the Executive Board of Siemens Energy AG, and Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director of Siemens Energy Middle East and UAE
The visit supports DEWA’s efforts to enhance cooperation with its strategic partners and exchange best practices and experiences with major global companies.
Waleed bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA, also attended the meeting.
Al Tayer said that DEWA strives to achieve the vision of the UAE’s wise leadership to anticipate the future and develop long-term proactive plans to keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
He said DEWA tries to keep abreast with disruptive technologies that contribute to provide world-class services that enhance the quality of life in Dubai.
He highlighted DEWA’s strategic projects in renewable and clean energy to achieve the vision and directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
This supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100 percent of Dubai’s total power production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050
DEWA is implementing clean and renewable energy and water desalination projects in line with its vision to become a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation committed to achieving Net-Zero by 2050.
DEWA attaches great importance to research and development in sustainability and renewable energy, especially photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy.
One of DEWA’s key projects to achieve these goals is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.
It will have a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030.
Anne-Laure de Chammard said, “As a strategic partner to DEWA, we are proud of our accomplishments and collaborations over the years.”
She said, “Siemens Energy’s technologies contribute to over 42 percent of DEWA’s total generation capacity, ensuring reliable, affordable, and sustainable power for more than 3.5 million residents in Dubai.”
She added, “Together, we have developed the first and only operational, industrial-scale green hydrogen production facility in the Middle East and Africa.”
Anne-Laure de Chammard said, “We look forward to growing this partnership in the future to expand the scope and scale of our innovative collaboration.”
DEWA has a strategic partnership with Siemens Energy, which dates back over 30 years, especially in technological solutions for energy production, and other areas, including R&D in energy technologies, energy production and energy storage, and smart grids.
DEWA also has strategic partnerships with global companies and organizations in integrating renewable energy and distributed generation in the electricity grid, the Internet of Things (IoT), using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in energy production units, energy efficiency, cybersecurity, robotics, and smart buildings.
These partnerships aim to build national capacities in the energy sector.