DEWA recently updated the smart grid strategy to move ahead with the medium- and long-term objectives under the latest Smart Grid Strategy 2021-2035, which envisages investments to the tune of AED7 billion. The new plan also supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100 per cent of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.
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In the next five years, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) intends to invest $10.88 billion in capital projects, including boosting its clean energy and renewable energy projects. It intends to invest $3.26 billion to complete the independent water producer projects at Hassyan, the Hassyan Power Complex, and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
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Nestlé Pure Life and Yellow Door Energy have completed the installation of a solar power plant at Nestle’s facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project is expected to produce 2,400 MWh of renewable energy. In addition, it could be part of Nestle’s 7 MW solar project at its Dubai manufacturing plants, which was announced in 2017.
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United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) power production has long been driven by hydrocarbons. However, in recent years, the country has been focusing on clean power in a bid to cater to its ever-growing power demand and to save costs associated with it. These goals are clearly reflected in the UAE’s Energy Plan for 2050, which was announced in 2017. The Energy Plan envisages the production of 44 per cent of power from renewables, 6 per cent from nuclear, 12 per cent from clean coal and the rest from natural gas by 2050.
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Emerson has collaborated with SirajPower to install a solar rooftop plant at its Middle-East and Africa headquarters in Dubai, making it the largest solar rooftop plant in a single location in Jebel Ali. This important sustainability initiative supports Emerson’s long-term commitment and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals to boost decarbonization efforts, reduce emissions, and improve resource efficiency.
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Amazon has unveiled the first stage in its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sustainability plan,. The company will be setting up a rooftop solar plant atop its DXB3 fulfilment centre in Dubai, UAE. The rooftop system’s 5,565 panels will generate on-site solar energy to meet 60 per cent of DXB3’s energy needs.
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The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has reported that the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBRAM) Solar Park has been commissioned. This signifies an addition of 800 MW of solar capacity to the existing operating capacity of 213 MW. The third phase was developed by French renewables company, EDF in collaboration with DEWA and the Abu Dhabi Future Group.
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