Dubai: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed a high-level delegation from the Swedish Council for Trade and Investment, headed by HE Henrik Landerholm, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the UAE. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways and areas of cooperation and exchange of experiences and expertise, to enhance Dubai's position as a global centre for finance, business, trade, tourism, and the green economy.

Al Tayer welcomed the Ambassador and the delegation, emphasising the importance of joint cooperation between the UAE and the Kingdom of Sweden. Al Tayer also stressed the importance of cooperation between DEWA and Swedish organisations for sharing best experiences in the sectors of energy, water, and sustainability, to further develop these areas and mutually benefit from shared experiences.

Al Tayer presented DEWA’s latest projects and achievements, locally and globally, and its active role in promoting sustainable development in Dubai. He also briefed the visiting delegation on DEWA’s projects, initiatives, and plans, to achieve the vision of the wise leadership by creating a future model for utilities in the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water. Al Tayer also stressed that DEWA has investments worth over AED 86 billion over the next five years to meet the growing demand for electricity and water in Dubai, and has an installed daily capacity of 11,100 megawatts (MW) of electricity and 470 million gallons of water.

Al Tayer explained that DEWA is working to achieve the objectives of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, to secure its energy supply, by diversifying the energy mix to provide 75% of Dubai’s total power output from clean energy by 2050. DEWA has launched several projects and initiatives to achieve this objective such as the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world with a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030, of which 4,000MW will be from photovoltaic solar panels and 1,000MW from concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies.

Landerholm praised DEWA’s efforts and expressed his country's interest in participating in DEWA’s leading projects in the field of clean and renewable energy and water, praising the bilateral relations between the two countries and DEWA’s efforts in achieving sustainable development in the Emirate.

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