Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) generated 45.14 terawatt hours (TWh) of power during the first three quarters of 2024, an increase of 5.49 percent over the same period in the previous year.
This reflects the significant development and economic growth of the emirate of Dubai, and DEWA’s commitment to meet the increase in energy demand. The summer gross heat rate of 7,923 BTU/kWh that was achieved is DEWA’s best result in its journey. This highlights DEWA’s unwavering commitment to sustainable operational excellence.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said: “We are committed to keep pace with the steady increase in demand for energy and water and the growth in population and visitor numbers in Dubai. We support promoting the strong economic performance of the Emirate and building the world’s best and most active economy.”
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“This aligns with Dubai’s Economic Agenda D33, which aims to double the size of the economy in the next decade, and the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision. We spare no efforts to develop our strong and pioneering infrastructure and increase the capacity of transmission and distribution networks to keep pace with the great expansion that Dubai is witnessing,” he added.
“This strengthens our global position and ensures that we continue to deliver our services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, efficiency and sustainability. In the third quarter of 2024, DEWA’s installed generation capacity reached 16.779 GW. Clean power accounted for 17 percent of the total installed power generation capacity at this period,” he added.
Supporting EV adoption
Recently, DEWA announced that it now provides a network of more than 740 electric vehicle (EV) green charger points across Dubai, supporting the emirate’s steady growth in electric vehicle adoption, which exceeded 34,970 in October 2024.
Customers can conveniently locate these charging stations via DEWA’s website, smart app, and 14 other digital platforms.
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“We work in line with the vision of our wise leadership to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world by adopting disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The EV Green Charger initiative, launched by DEWA in 2014, aims to provide a pioneering infrastructure for EV charging stations, supporting the steady increase in electric vehicles across Dubai. The UAE aims to have 50 per cent of the cars on its roads electric by 2050. Recently, we launched a comprehensive Regulatory and Licensing Framework for the development and operation of EV charging infrastructure in Dubai. This represents a significant step towards promoting green mobility and achieving Dubai’s target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” said Al Tayer.
DEWA has issued the first two Independent Charge Point Operator (CPO) licences for EV charging stations in Dubai to Tesla and UAEV. This initiative supports DEWA’s commitment to encourage private sector participation in advancing sustainability, reduce emissions in the mobility sector and promote investment in green mobility infrastructure in Dubai.
The EV green charger network includes ultra-fast, fast, public and wall-box chargers. A total of 16,828 customers had benefitted from the initiative’s services from 2014 until the end of September 2024, with DEWA providing around 31,674 megawatt hours of electricity to electric vehicles.
