Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has achieved an important achievement in its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, by significantly reducing carbon emissions from its production operations. The Authority’s CEO, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, revealed that a significant improvement in the efficiency of electricity and water production by 41.73% has been achieved in 2023 compared to 2006.

This efficiency improvement equates to an overall reduction in carbon emissions of 92.5 million tons between 2006 and 2023, a figure equivalent to planting 484 million trees to absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

Al Tayer stressed the Authority’s commitment to enhancing Dubai’s position as a global center for clean energy and green economy, stressing the importance of continuous innovation and development to improve the efficiency of electricity and water production. The Authority’s efforts have contributed to achieving significant financial savings, in addition to significantly reducing carbon emissions.

These achievements come within the framework of Dubai Electricity’s endeavor to achieve the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Carbon Neutrality Strategy for the Emirate of Dubai 2050, which aims to provide 100% of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources by the year 2050.

The clean energy capacity in Dubai currently represents about 14% of the total electricity production capacity, and the Authority seeks to raise this percentage to 25% by 2030. The Authority adopts advanced technologies such as co-production of energy and an innovative hybrid system in water desalination plants to ensure the highest efficiency and the lowest costs. .

Dubai Electricity is implementing many projects to produce clean energy, the most important of which are: the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Energy Park, which is the largest solar energy park in one location in the world with a capacity of 5,000 megawatts by 2030, and a hydroelectric station using stored water energy technology in Hatta with a production capacity of 250 megawatts. And a storage capacity of 1500 megawatts per hour.