Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced its commitment to supporting carbon neutrality by 2050, as part of a series of pioneering projects and initiatives that include the establishment of an innovation center and another for research, while emphasizing that the authority has stopped launching new projects to produce energy from fossil fuels for years.

The “Shams Dubai” initiative stands out as one of the main pillars in this context. It aims to connect solar energy in buildings to the distribution network in the Emirate of Dubai. Which contributes to transforming the emirate into one of the environmentally friendly cities.

The ambitious plans – to increase the number of charging stations for electric vehicles to 1,000 by 2025 – reflect Dubai's commitment to green mobility.

The UAE is one of the leading countries in the field of renewable and clean energy. It adopts innovative strategies aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the energy sector and preserving natural resources.

DEWA points out that the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, which was launched in 2017, is the first of its kind in the country and seeks to achieve a balance between production, consumption and global environmental commitments, while ensuring an economic environment conducive to growth.

The Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 aims to diversify energy sources and achieve 100% of energy production capacity from clean sources by 2050.

Dubai is the only city in the region to launch a strategy of this ambition, with specific targets that shape the future of energy.

As part of the UAE's commitment to government plans to achieve climate neutrality, DEWA announced the update of its strategic plan to include achieving carbon neutrality within its vision.

The Authority is demonstrating its keenness to achieve the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy by stopping launching new projects to produce energy from fossil fuels and focusing on water desalination using clean and efficient technologies.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is considered the largest solar energy production project in one location in the world, and its production capacity is expected to reach 5,000 megawatts by 2030, with investments amounting to 50 billion dirhams.

The promising projects implemented by the Authority in the complex include the green hydrogen project and a hydroelectric station in Hatta, which is the first of its kind in the Arabian Gulf.