State utility says it is also working to build 85 new power stations over the next three years at a cost of over AED11bn
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer
DEWA
DEWA customers can now collect security deposit refunds worldwide
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has signed a deal with global money transfer firm Western Union
ACWA Power
Key contract signed to build phase 4 of giant Dubai solar park
EPC contract inked between Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and China’s Shanghai Electric, the project’s main contractor
Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050
In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed launches world’s biggest Concentrated Solar Power project
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world and will generate 1,000MW by 2020 and 5,000MW by 2030.
DEWA
Sheikh Mohammed launches phase 4 of giant Dubai solar park
Dubai ruler says clean and renewable energy is key to sustainable development in the UAE
DEWA
Dubai’s DEWA awards $348m contracts for new substations
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority seeks to increase capacity of electricity networks
DEWA
Dubai plans first AI-powered renewable energy digital utility
Project is Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s response to Dubai 10X initiative
Desalination
Dubai’s DEWA awards $237m contract for desalination plant
Deal for Jebel Ali plant is awarded to joint venture of ACCIONA Agua and Belhasa Six Construct
Al Rawdah Farms
DEWA wants more companies to step up to solar
Dubai wants 75 percent of electricity production to come from clean energy sources. DEWA is looking at businesses to deliver on the pledge.
climate change
Expo 2020 Dubai to catalyse the city’s sustainability efforts
Going green is not only about cutting back – there are a multitude of opportunities, particularly for business
DEWA
Dubai’s DEWA hires consultants for reservoirs project
New reservoirs to be built to take Dubai’s total water storage capacity to 1,010 million gallons
Al Warsan
World’s largest waste-to-energy plant to open in Dubai
The $680m plant will generate enough power to run 120,000 homes
DEWA
Dubai’s DEWA eyes plan for Arabian Gulf hydropower station
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority inks deal to study feasibility of building pumped hydro storage island
Budget
Dubai’s state utility firm approves $7.2bn budget for 2018
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority says largest part allocated to capital projects and capital purchases
clean energy
Investment at UAE solar R&D centre to reach $136m by 2020
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park R&D centre is focused on the production of electricity using clean energy, smart grids, energy efficiency and water
DEWA
UAE’s largest power expansion project set for Q3 2018 completion
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority boss reviews work on Jebel Ali M-Station expansion
cyber attack
UAE averts over 500 cyber-attacks in six months
Government and private sectors targeted in hacking attempts