Dubai, UAE, 20 December 2016: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organised an event to honour its partners and stakeholders who contributed to the success of the Green charger initiative. DEWA introduced the Green charger to support the Smart Dubai effort released by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to earn Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world.

At the event, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & Chief Executive Officer of DEWA, honoured a number companions and stakeholders who have actually supported the Green Charger effort. These included HE Saif Al Falasi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), HE Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Assistant General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Power, HE Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, Major General Anas Al Abdulrahman Al Matrooshi, Director of the General Department of Transport and Rescue at Dubai Authorities, Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Managing Director of Emaar Properties, Dr Amina Al Rustamani, Group Chief Executive Officer of TECOM, Nasser Abu Shehab, CEO of the Roads and Transfer Authority's (RTA's) Strategy and Corporate Governance Field, and Brigadier Ahmed Obaid Al Sayegh, Assistant Director-General of Fire and Rescue at the Directorate-General of Civil Defence in Dubai. Al Tayer additionally honoured reps from Dubai Town, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai Airports, the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Assessment, DP World, Jebel Ali Free Area, Dubai Holding, Dubai Silicon Sanctuary Authority, 7 Trends, The Lasting City, Renault Middle East, and Green parking.

DEWA introduced the Green charger initiative in April 2014, to mount and take care of the called for facilities to charge electric lorries. The step adds to DEWA's initiatives to lower air contamination and shield the environment from the influence of the transport sector in the Emirate. This year, the Green Charger initiative won the Best New Federal government Solution award in the Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Smart Government 2016.

In his opening up speech, Al Tayer welcomed DEWA's partners and stakeholders, who were major contributors to the success of the initiative.

"I would love to welcome you all to this event, organised and hosted by DEWA, to honour the companions and stakeholders of the Green Charger initiative. This follows the instructions of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which highlights the value of collaboration in between the general public and private sectors, making significant jumps onward in our initiatives to attain the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, and the Dubai Strategy 2021, which develops the roadmap for ambitious efforts and growth tasks, to offer the most effective international solutions, embrace best methods based upon global requirements, and achieve the happiness of all people," claimed Al Tayer.

"Our strategy is inspired by the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who said that, in order to support innovation, there must work participation and participation between society and the general public and economic sectors, which is thus important for the growth and growth of numerous markets. On this occasion, I wish to thank all of you, and all of our companions, that have played a significant role in supporting our efforts to accomplish the Dubai Clean Energy Method 2050, to boost Dubai's setting as the city with the most affordable carbon fingerprint worldwide, and the Dubai Carbon Reduction Technique to lower carbon exhausts by 16% by 2021. We would certainly also want to thanks for your efforts to support the Green Charger campaign, launched by DEWA to sustain the Smart Dubai initiative. The Smart Dubai effort was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum making Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world," included Al Tayer.

"The Green Charger initiative has actually come to be a role model. Our vision is to end up being a lasting innovative first-rate utility based upon accomplishing schedule, integrity, effectiveness and sustainability. This vision will certainly cause the connection of renewable energy resources to the grid and sustains the intro of electric lorries. Subsequently, this will lead to a greener and cleaner setting, better energy and water preservation, improved demand side management and an extra efficient administration of infrastructure investments and grid operations. The advancement of the smart grid approach is a key step in the implementation of the DRRG (Dispersed Renewable Resources Generators) program, need shift and reduction, energy performance and functional renovation. All these will certainly add to our lasting growth by lowering carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. This will help Dubai to become the most intelligent and happiest city on the planet. Dubai has all the abilities to reach top place globally and has currently come to be a leading global center for sustainability, benchmarking, and green economic situation," stated Al Tayer.

"The new Dubai Green Mobility Initiative Committee, reporting to the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, was created with an Executive and a Technical Board in charge of attaining the Committee's set targets to minimize carbon emissions and greenhouse gases in Dubai within the following four years. Reductions are anticipated to continue in the future in Dubai. Dubai Supreme Council of Power aims to enhance the use of hybrid and electrical autos in Dubai, and implemented directive number 1 of 2016 to ensure that, in between 2016 and 2020, a minimum of 10% of all new vehicles purchased are either electric or hybrid vehicles. This is to accomplish the target for 2% of all lorries to be electrical or hybrid lorries in Dubai by 2020 and 10% by 2030. We are pleased to be the first government organisation to add high-performance electric autos to its fleet. This relocation supports Dubai's passion to attain a 10% increase in the overall number of hybrid and electrical automobiles in use by 2030. DEWA is the initial utility to make this ambition a reality," added Al Tayer.

"I wish to restate that you are all factors to the Dubai Green Mobility Effort, to boost using electric and hybrid cars. This helps to decrease carbon exhausts within the transport industry, which is the second-highest gas-emission generating market in Dubai. The campaign intends to establish a market for electrical and hybrid vehicles in the Emirate, while expanding the market and more motivating their usage. With our participation, we have actually attained remarkable accomplishments. We successfully mounted 100 electrical vehicle billing terminals in 2015 across Dubai, in locations such as shopping center, flight terminals, industrial offices, household facilities, gas stations, federal government workplaces, and household facilities, as part of the Green Charger campaign. We aim to mount more electrical vehicle billing stations according based on the number of cars require them, in addition to the use of existing electric vehicle billing terminals in Dubai, and exactly how applications we obtain to set up electric vehicle charging terminals in suburbs across Dubai. We are glad to continue our cooperation, to complete the third phase, which includes adding the last touches to the infrastructure and vehicle charging terminals in a number of places across Dubai," claimed Al Tayer.

"These achievements have actually assisted enhance the market for hybrid and electric vehicles, brought in a lot more electrical and hybrid car manufacturers, and will certainly motivate all citizens and residents making use environmentally-friendly cars. We acknowledge that more and more people are attracted to the concept of using a cost-efficient, tidy car that protects a tidy and sustainable setting. These accomplishments would not have been a reality without your initiatives, and the initiatives of DEWA's workers, that are the backbone of our success. Our engineering staff assisted in the installation of different types of billing stations, adding to the campaign's execution using the latest strategies from the international electric car industry," ended Al Tayer.

DEWA is setting up various kinds of billing stations, including fast-charging terminals that take 20-40 minutes, and are mounted at gasoline stations. These stations have 3 different plugs, one with an ability of 48 kilowatts (kW) for Rotating Present (Air Conditioning), CHAdeMO plugs, and Combo connects with a capability of 50kW of Straight Current (DC). Medium-charging terminals take 2-4 hrs and will certainly be set up at mall, parks, and Dubai Federal government customer care centres. The stations include 2 plugs, each with a capacity of 22kW. Wall-charging terminals will certainly likewise be installed with a capability of 22kW, and will certainly take 2-4 hrs to charge.

DEWA teams up with its key stakeholders and signs Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with introducing organisations to sustain the Green Charger initiative. These consist of car suppliers, nationwide airport terminals, going shopping malls, petrol terminals, Dubai District, RTA, resorts, and proprietors and operators of parking lots in Dubai.

Electric vehicle proprietors could visit any of DEWA's client service centres to sign up for and gather the Green Charger card. To do this, they should bring their Emirates ID cards, driver permits and vehicle enrollment documents. Customers will certainly get their Green Battery charger costs by e-mail, which they could clear up utilizing any of DEWA's repayment channels.

Charging stations have been installed at DEWA's centres, consisting of DEWA's head office, the Lasting Building, Al Wasl, Hudaiba, Burj Nahar, Umm Ramool, and Jebel Ali. These stations have actually been installed and await usage. DEWA works very closely with significant designers and government organisations to choose the most suitable places to install Green Chargers throughout Dubai.

The rate each kilowatt hr (kW/h) for billing an electric vehicle in public charging factors is 29 fils each kW/h. If the vehicle is billed in the house, the typical property electrical energy price will certainly be applied. DEWA has registered the very first individual user for the Green Charger stations.