DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that its customers conducted around 12.5 million digital transactions in 2023, compared to around 10 million digital transactions in 2022, an increase of about 25 percent. This reflects DEWA’s leading role in supporting the leadership’s vision to make Dubai the...

The revenue was driven by demand for electricity, water.

Dubai, UAE - Brokerage firms in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) witnessed a substantial influx of New Investor Numbers (NIN), totaling 34,818 during the first eight months of the current fiscal year. This surge comes amidst heightened market activity following the listing of ten government and semi-government entities, including the...

Consolidated revenue of DEWA rose 4.1 percent in Q2.

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) commissioned 676 11kV distribution substations across Dubai in the first half of 2023. The construction of the substations and associated tasks for new customers required a combined effort of 505,684 man-hours. “We provide an advanced and integrated electricity and water infrastructure...

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in the UAE has recently announced that its 3D printing efforts have resulted in significant cost savings of AED 509,658 ($137,000) during the years 2021 and 2022.  The organization successfully produced over 1,800 spare parts for various divisions including generation, transmission,...

DUBAI, UAE- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) aims to grow the city’s network of public charging stations by 170 percent in less than three years, local media reports said. This is in accordance with Dubai's plan to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. By 2025, EV Green Charging...

Dubai, UAE: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Thursday received two bids from ACWA Power and Masdar with the latter submitting the lowest bid of $1.62154 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the 1,800MW 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.  The arrangement will be...

DUBAI, UAE -  Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum chaired the 76th meeting of DSCE which was held virtually in the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Council. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, also the MD and CEO Dubai...

Growth in revenue driven by surge in demand for electricity, water.

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has added 200 MW of clean energy from the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park ahead of schedule.  With this addition, the solar park's current production capacity is now at 2,327MW using photovoltaic solar panels and...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) affirmed its commitment to achieve the 'We the UAE 2031' vision to position the Emirates as one of the top 10 countries globally in the 'Human Development Index'. The 'We the UAE 2031' vision was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA), allowing RTA to be the Platinum Sponsor of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) for three sessions from 2023 to 2025. The Summit is organized by the...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been awarded first place in UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure’s ‘Research and Innovation Award’ in the government sector category for its contributions in the field of balanced national energy. The award recognizes DEWA's consistent efforts in research, development and...

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the Hydrogen Project of the Year 2023 Award for its green hydrogen project aimed at promoting the transition towards renewable and clean energy at the Hydrogen Future Awards 2023. The Hydrogen Future Awards was organized during the "Connecting Green...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) successfully launched its second nanosatellite, DEWA SAT-2, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The launch of DEWA SAT-2 underlines the firm's commitment in using space technologies to improve the operations, maintenance and planning of...

DEWA reported consolidated revenue of $7.46 billion.

Dubai, UAE– Dubai witnessed a 5.5 percent increase in energy demand in 2002, from 50,402 GWh to 53,180 GWh, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The company has outperformed major European and American utilities with a reduced line loss of 2.2...

The TESTIAC project was implemented to increase the electricity generation capacity of gas turbines during high ambient temperatures in summer by using chilled water to cool the inlet air to gas turbines.

This is especially important with the ongoing preparations for the UAE to host the 28th Conference of the Parties by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won the Best Creative Electricity and Water Solutions Brand by Global Brands Magazine Awards 2022 in the UK. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, expressed his happiness with the award, which reflects DEWA’s excellent strategies and its efforts...

The company has received 29 expressions of interest to implement first phase of its Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Plant.

DEWA has outlined expansion plans for the energy and water infrastructure based on demand forecasts until 2031, Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA said.

It is the first government program of its kind to evaluate consultants and contractors in Dubai.

The campaign reportedly supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050.

DEWA shares soared 19% in the first minutes of trading on Tuesday.

Countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman appear on track to take giant strides in diversifying their portfolios when it comes to power generation.

Abu Dhabi-based Alpha Dhabi Holding is a subsidiary of the IHC.

The company lays 394 kms of Fibre Optic ducts in 2021.

DEWA-SAT 1 was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated the 2nd Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) in which eight teams from 12 universities across the world are participating to design, build and operate smart and sustainable solar-powered homes that are suited to the region’s climate. DEWA has organized the competition as...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has another accomplishment to its credit, achieving the Guinness World Records title for the first 3D-printed laboratory in the world.

DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer and Ireland’s Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Robert Troy discussed ways to develop ties especially in digital technology and industry, besides other areas of common interest.

DEWA used the IPWP model in a number of its key projects.

The two-month virtual camp is said to feature six learning tracks.

Dewa and Stanford University will collaborate to develop an advanced system to forecast PV production at the Al Maktoum Solar Park

The AED256-million ($69.7 million) project by DEWA to extend water transmission by 36.6 km across Dubai is a fraction away from completion The project has two sections: Section A consists of 12.52 km of pipelines, while Section B has 24.12 km of pipelines   The AED256-million ($69.7million) project by the...

The technologies fueling this expansion are photovoltaic solar panels and concentrated solar power or CSP The move will increase DEWA’s total power capacity from clean energy to 1,613 MW Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is on its way to add 600 megawatts of clean-energy capacity through the solar route in...

Increased capacity attributed to state-of-the-art infrastructure, innovation and planning  

  Demand for energy increased in the first five months of 2021 to 16,467 gigawatt hours, compared to 14,988 GWh in the same period of 2020 Peak load also increased to 7,966 MW, compared to 7,248 MW in the same period   Dubai has recorded a year-on-year increase of around...