– High-level German delegation reviews DEWA’s experience in implementing clean energy projects while visiting Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park A high-level delegation from the German Federal Parliament led by His Excellency Bijan Djir-Sarai, visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The delegation was received by Jamal Shaheen Al Hammadi, Vice President […]
DEWA selects Preferred Bidder for 900MW Solar PV IPP Project – fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has today announced that the consortium led by ACWA Power and Gulf Investment Corporation is the Preferred Bidder to build and operate the 900MW 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park for using photovoltaic (PV) solar […]
DEWA awards contract for AED 1 billion construction of new Al-Shera’a headquarters
Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) has awarded a contract for construction work of its new headquarters, called Al-Shera’a (Arabic for sail). DEWA awarded the AED 981,960,889 contract to a consortium comprising Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting and Ghantoot Gulf Contracting. Construction is expected to be complete within 30 months. DEWA previously awarded the first […]
Record low bids for DEWA’s latest solar offer
Solar prices fall to new record low in Saudi-led bid for 900MW Dubai project A consortium led by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power has reportedly lodged a world record low price bid of $16.953 ($A25) a megawatt hour for a 900MW solar park in Dubai. The bid – reported by infrastructure journal IJGlobal – is one […]
Dewa tenders 900MW fifth phase of Dh50bn Mohammed bin Rashid solar park
Dubai utility is investing Dh86bn in renewables over the next five years, with 45% of it coming from the private sector The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority issued a tender for the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park on Wednesday as it looks to increase renewable energy capacity. The utility […]
DEWA connects 1,354 solar installations with grid
It follows Shams Dubai drive to encourage customers to install solar panels Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has connected 1,354 photovoltaic installations on residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Dubai, with a total capacity of 125 megawatts (MW). This is due to its Shams Dubai initiative to encourage customers to install solar panels […]
Dewa, Nestlé Middle East open 10GWh Shams Dubai solar plant
28,000 PV panels fitted across three Nestlé sites in Al Maha to eliminate six million kg of CO2 each year. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Nestlé Middle East have inaugurated the UAE’s largest ground-mounted private solar plant, featuring 28,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels across three of the latter’s manufacturing sites in Al Maha to […]
Nestle launches largest ground-mounted solar plant in UAE
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the launch of the UAE’s largest ground-mounted private solar plant within the factory premises of confectionery and dairy products giant Nestle at Al Maha area in Dubai. The plant entails installing nearly 28,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels at the company’s three manufacturing sites, that will generate 10GWh of […]
UAE’s green energy growth will pave way for happier future, Dewa chief says
With talk on climate change rife, Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of Dewa, says UAE is making huge efforts to preserve further damage to environment On Friday, protests in Melbourne and Sydney kicked off a day of global strikes that saw students around the world demanding action to prevent further global warming and climate change. At […]
DEWA enhances joint cooperation with France’s ENGIE Group
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of France’s ENGIE Group. This is part of DEWA’s drive to forge strong ties with major global companies to exchange knowledge and share best practices in the energy sector. Senior officials from both sides attended the […]