Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said its energy meter testing laboratory has been accredited by the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) as per the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005, which specifies the requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

It is adopted by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Dewa’s lab is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa to receive this international accreditation. This underlines Dewa’s leadership and excellence in providing world-class services according to the highest levels of quality.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and CEO of Dewa, received the accreditation certificate from Amina Ahmed, the chief executive of EIAC in the presence of Rashid Bin Humaidan, the executive VP of Distribution Power, and Marwan Al Sabbagh, the VP of Projects and Connection Services at Dewa were also present.

On the achievement, Al Tayer said: "This is another accomplishment to Dewa’s long list of achievements in excellence and its efforts to improve standards and procedures. This important accreditation has a technical dimension as it covers the technical requirements to prove the efficiency of testing and calibration laboratories."

Al Tayer commended EIAC’s efforts and the team from the Energy Meter Testing Laboratory and other concerned departments at Dewa.

"Dewa has established its leading position amongst the world's leading utilities by continuously providing world-class services. We launched smart applications through our Smart Meters and Grids initiative, to speed up service delivery and response," he added.-TradeArabia News Service