Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched Green Dubai, which includes three initiatives that are aimed at helping Dubai to become a smart sustainable city.
Image: The move supports DEWA’s vision to become a sustainable innovative utility. Photo courtesy of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.
The move supports DEWA’s vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, and its efforts to empower customers to make sustainable decisions that contribute to protecting the environment and natural resources.
In its first phase, Green Dubai will include Shams Dubai initiative, which encourages building owners to install photovoltaic solar panels and connect them to DEWA’s grid. To date, DEWA has connected over 1,145 buildings to Dubai’s power grid with a capacity of nearly 50MW.
Green Dubai also includes the Green Charger initiative to install Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations. DEWA has installed over 100 Green Chargers across Dubai and is working to increase the number to 200 stations by end of 2018. To encourage customers to use eco-friendly electric vehicles, DEWA provides free charging for electric cars registered in the Green Charger initiative until the end of 2019.
‘High Water Usage Alert’, the third initiative under Green Dubai, helps customers discover possible leaks in their water connections, after the meter. The system sends instant notifications to the customer if there are any unusual increases in consumption, which helps the customer to check the internal connections and repair any leaks, with the help of a specialised technician. This contributes to reducing incurred costs by limiting water wastage.
“In Dubai, we have a comprehensive vision for sustainability, which is the basis for the transition to a green economy and contributes to achieving the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, to establish a sustainable energy model that supports economic growth, without damaging the environment and its resources. DEWA works to consolidate the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainability within an integrated system to engage customers and members of society in the efforts to protect the environment and preserve natural resources. This ensures sustainable results and supports the Dubai Plan 2021, which aims to make Dubai a smart and sustainable city, and our efforts to promote the position of Dubai as a global centre for trade, finance, green economy, and sustainability, while achieving the happiness of customers and society in general.
Green Dubai aims to empower customers to adopt a conscious and responsible lifestyle through the sensible use of electricity and water. This supports the Demand Side Management Strategy to reduce electricity and water use by 30% by 2030, generating clean solar energy, and encouraging the use of eco-friendly electric vehicles. Environmental work requires concerted efforts to achieve a balance between development and the environment, to protect the rights of future generations to enjoy a clean, healthy, and safe environment,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
“Through Digital DEWA, the digital arm of DEWA, we are redefining the concept of a utility to create a new digital future for Dubai. DEWA will disrupt the entire business of public utilities by becoming the world’s first digital utility using autonomous systems for renewable-energy and its storage, expansion in Artificial Intelligence adoption, and digital services. We aim to promote sustainable development in the UAE, whereby sustainability becomes a way of life, ensuring a brighter and more sustainable future for generations to come,” added Al Tayer.
Source: Company Press Release