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Janssen and Al Hammadi with the awards.

Dewa wins Asian Smart Cities awards

DUBAI, November 10, 2015

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) received top honours at the Asian Smart Cities Awards 2015, which was organised by the Asian Leadership Summit in Dubai, UAE.

The Dubai utility firm won awards in two categories, ‘Smart Utilities Initiative’ and ‘Smart Technology for Smart City’ at the grand event held under the theme 'Asian Sustainability Pioneers' in Taj Dubai Hotel, Burj Khalifa.

Many of Asia’s top public and private organisations took part in the ceremony, where many initiatives and projects were nominated.

Jamal Al Hammadi, the VP of Special Projects and Marco Janssen, the director, Smart Grid PMO, received the awards on behalf of Dewa.

Commenting on the awards, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and chief executive of Dewa, said: "In line with Dubai's smart city initiative, we are implementing three key schemes - 'Shams Dubai', 'Smart Applications via Smart Grid and Meters', and 'Green Charger'. We are delighted with this recognition, which celebrates our progress in smart infrastructure for electricity and water."

Al Tayer pointed out that the smart grid initiative was a key step in the implementation of the Distributed Renewable Resources Generation (DRRG) programme to reduce demand and achieve energy efficiency and operational improvement.

This will contribute to Dewa’s sustainable growth and reduces Dubai's carbon footprint, he added.

Waleed Salman, the executive VP of Strategy and Business Development at Dewa, said: "We are pleased to see one of the most important initiatives, the Smart Grid, recognised in this ceremony. This award serves as a proof that Dubai is on the right track to raise the quality of its services to international levels, and that it is in line with the vision of the Government of Dubai."

The smart grid strategy contains nine programmes that will be completed over the short-, medium- and long-term, between 2014 and 2035.

"These programmes are advanced metering infrastructure, asset management, demand side management and demand response, distribution automation, information technology infrastructure, systems integration, telecommunications, and big data and analytics," he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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