DUBAI - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has announced that Sharjah Sustainable City is one of the leading environmental projects participating in the 21st Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition, WETEX 2019.

Sharjah Sustainable City is the first project in the emirate that meets the highest standards of green economy and environmental sustainability. It is the outcome of a strategic partnership between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, and Diamond Developers, a sustainable community developer in the UAE.

The AED2 billion project is spread across 7.2 million square feet. The smart homes in the city are being built to offer up to 100 percent savings on electricity bills and a 50 percent reduction on water bills. The city is powered entirely by renewable energy produced by solar panels, and smart systems will be used to reduce water consumption.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA and Founder and Chairman of WETEX, expressed his happiness on Sharjah Sustainable City’s participation in WETEX 2019, adding that the exhibition is an ideal platform to feature the biggest sustainable projects implemented in the UAE. It highlights the national efforts to protect the environment, and to achieve a balance between development and sustainability.

On his part, Yousef AlMutawa, CEO of Sharjah Sustainable City, reiterated that the participation of the emirate’s first and sustainable property project is playing a vital role in boosting Sharjah’s eco-friendly and sustainable initiatives geared towards positively influencing the lifestyles of its residents and opening new investment doors towards homeowners and businesses in the emirate.

He said, "Our participation at WETEX 2019 will focus on how Sharjah Sustainable City offers investors and homeowners a distinctive level of eco-friendly living standards through our facilities, services and benefits, redefining investments in home-ownership in the emirate of Sharjah." The Sharjah Sustainable City in Um Fannain, aims to reduce its carbon emissions through best environmental practices, including autonomous electric vehicles for mobility and charging stations for electric vehicles.

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