A total of one million smart meters will be installed in apartments and villas across Dubai, UAE, over the next five years by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), said a top official, adding that 100,000 meters are already in place.

“With smart grids expected to play such an important role in unlocking both demand side response and options for energy management, it is encouraging to see Dubai leading the way in terms of their actual roll-out,” added Dr Nawal Al Hosany, director of Sustainability in Masdar, a keynote speaker of the upcoming Smart Grids and Smart Meters conference.

The fifth edition of Smart Grids and Smart Meters Summit, a unique conference-led exhibition, which will bring together the region’s smart grid and energy authorities, will be held in Dubai on October 28 and 29.

The confex, scheduled to take place the Madinat Jumeirah, will turn its attention towards implementation of smart grids to enhance the use of energy-efficient and renewable technologies, M2M technology, renewable sources and sustainable technology-led solutions. The event will support the integrated and coordinated strategies needed to meet the energy sufficiency objectives.

The confex, fully supported by the UAE Minister of Energy Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, will gather the key decision makers involved in major utility infrastructure projects not only in the UAE but Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon and Egypt as well. Smart Grids & Smart Meters Summit & SUME Expo plays an important part in strengthening the UAE’s position as ‘the’ business hub for all energy and water related products and services.

An exhibition, running alongside the conference, will accommodate more than 30 exhibitors divided into four themed zones: Smart Grids, Power, Water and Waste Solutions. The exhibition is likely to attract in excess of 1,000 trade visitors. The exhibition has already got key support from the SASIA, EGBC, CEBC and OSGP. - TradeArabia News Service