Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) supports the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as does the UAE in its preparations to host the best World Expo that the world has actually ever been seen in Dubai. This will also attain the Dubai Plan 2021 to make Dubai a smart, integrated and connected city that has a modern facilities that supports social and financial development to be on a par with the very best cities worldwide.

DEWA focuses its efforts on establishing an exceptional energy infrastructure that meets the Emirate's advancement requirements. DEWA has launched a variety of initiatives to support this, assigning over AED 2.6 billion to increase electricity, water, and renewable energy projects according to the greatest international standards.

This supports Dubai Expo's style of 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' and its 3 sub-themes of sustainability, mobility and opportunity.

Budget for Clean-Energy-Related Projects

To stress its commitment to sustainability, which is one of the main pillars of World Expo 2020 in Dubai, DEWA has also designated a large part of the budget to clean-energy-related jobs in support of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to offer 75 % of Dubai's overall power output from clean energy by 2050. This will make Dubai's carbon footprint the most affordable in the world. Many prominent of these tasks is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park and the Shams Dubai job to motivate building owners to set up photovoltaic panels to generate electrical power from solar energy and connect it to DEWA's grid. DEWA has also budgeted for research and development, and research study and innovation in renewable energy. All these will ensure sustainable advancement in the UAE.

DEWA operates the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, among the biggest single-site renewable energy tasks on the planet. The Park will have a capability of 1,000 megawatts by 2020 and 5,000 megawatts by 2030. The project will provide a committed supply of 100 megawatts (MW) to Dubai Expo 2020 to handle its energy demands.

The project supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy to offer 7 % of Dubai's energy from clean sources by 2020 It will enhance this target to 25 % by 2030 and 75 % by 2050.

The solar park will decrease 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030, and support the green efforts and programmes executed by the Government of Dubai to lower carbon emissions.

The Hassyan Clean Coal Power Plant is another pioneering project carried out by DEWA based on the IPP model. With a production capability of 1,200 MW, the very first phase will be functional by 2020 DEWA and Siemens signed an agreement to expand DEWA's M-Station electrical energy and water desalination plant.

The new plant will add an additional 700MW to the installed creating capability of M-Station at Jebel Ali, boosting its capacity to 2,760 MW when the project is completed in 2018. DEWA works tirelessly to boost its installed capability, which is currently 9,656 MW of electrical power and 470 million imperial gallons of desalinated water each day, to fulfill the Emirate's current water and energy need.

Smart Initiatives to Improve All Aspects of Expo 2020.

DEWA is adding to the development of all Expo 2020 centers and services through its wise efforts. DEWA has actually assigned part of the budget plan to support our leadership's drive to ensure efforts in smart services to make Dubai the smartest city worldwide, in line with the Smart Dubai initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. DEWA is one of the leading government organisations in terms of adopting and introducing smart efforts and services. In 2014, it totally transformed its services into smart services, with numerous applications and channels to reach its consumers efficiently and in accordance with a crystal-clear technique to implement cutting edge innovations and advancements for smart federal governments and wise cities.

DEWA is supporting the Smart Dubai effort, with Shams Dubai contributing power from solar ranges set up on Expo 2020's buildings. DEWA is setting up three types of charging stations: Fast-charging stations that take 20-40 minutes.

As part of the Smart Applications and Smart Meters initiative's, DEWA is developing a wise grid that is set to be the first network worldwide to cover generation, transmission, and distribution systems to customers. The clever grid consists of demand-side management, asset management, distribution automation, substation automation, system combination, and clever meters.

DEWA has assigned AED 7 billion worth of financial investments to the advancement of wise grids. This will add to attaining the Smart Dubai initiative, and DEWA's Shams Dubai initiative to create electricity from solar power in structures, and connect them to DEWA's grid, along with other infrastructure and electrical vehicle charging stations.

DEWA's position and active contribution to Organising the World Expo 2020.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA highlighted DEWA's preeminent global position as an exemplary energy company underlining its ability to offer outstanding services to host Dubai Expo 2020. DEWA is establishing the needed facilities to provide electrical power and water to over 25 million anticipated visitors and meet the needs of the mega infrastructure tasks being performed in preparation for hosting this significant worldwide occasion.

"DEWA will persist in its quest for success through the detailed advancement of its operations to achieve quality by embracing international finest practices. DEWA is a leading, world-class energy company that has several limo drivers making it an active contributor to organising the best World Expo in Dubai," stated Al Tayer.

"The 2016 spending plan includes a variety of essential tasks, including AED 2.957 billion in generation, AED 3.416 billion in power transmission, AED 1.209 billion in power distribution, and AED 1.042 billion in water and civil works, in addition to other jobs for a total of AED 95 million.

Other tasks include developing 9 new 132kV substations at an expense of AED 775 million. AED 1.544 billion has actually been designated to the extension of 256 km of 132kV cable televisions, and other power transmission and distribution jobs and smart communication networks. To enhance water storage capability at DEWA, AED 245 million will be allocated to develop two water reservoirs at Al Nakhly, and a further AED 50 million to build a water pumping station on the Dubai-Al Ain road, along with other water transmission and distribution jobs," stated Al Tayer.

"DEWA's functional budget for 2016 is AED 14.165 billion compared to AED 13.465 billion in 2015, while the management capital budget is AED 770 million," Al Tayer concluded.