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GE, Dewa discuss clean energy cooperation

UAE, December 26, 2017

A senior delegation from General Electric (GE) recently visited Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to discuss closer ties and cooperation, particularly in clean and renewable energy.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, received the visiting delegation from GE, which included Russell Stokes, president and CEO of GE Power; Dr Dalya Al Muthanna, president and CEO of GE Gulf; Joe Anis, president and CEO of Power Services Middle East and Africa; Mohammed Mohaisen, president and CEO of Grid Solutions Menat; and Michael Keroulle, CCO of Steam Power System, GE Power, said a statement.

This is part of Dewa’s keenness to enhance cooperation with international companies in order to share best practices and developments in the energy sector.

Al Tayer welcomed the delegation, and explained that it boosts cooperation with Dewa’s private sector partners in the field of energy, and enhances infrastructure according to the highest standards and best international practices.

During the meeting, Al Tayer reviewed Dewa’s most important projects, initiatives, and programmes, highlighting Dewa’s commitment to achieve the objectives of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050.

The strategy, announced by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, aims to provide 75 per cent of Dubai’s energy through clean sources by 2050.

It also aims to explore the promising opportunities in the renewable and clean energy sector, to diversify energy sources, and establish Dubai as a global hub for clean energy and green economy, it said.

From their side, the delegation demonstrated some of their solutions and technologies in the field of clean and renewable energy technologies, and expressed their interest in participating in Dewa’s strategic projects, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service




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