HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received a top-level delegation from the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The delegation was led by Fritz Horst Melsheimer, President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and Dr. Hans-Jorg Schmidt-Trenz, CEO of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The delegation visited to take part in the 5th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum. The delegation likewise visited DEWA to find out more about its successful experiences, abilities, global practices, and smart initiatives, launched to achieve the Smart Dubai initiative by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into the smartest, happiest, and most innovative city in the world by 2017.

Al Tayer invited the delegation, highlighting DEWA's commitment towards benchmarking, and exchanging information, skills, and the practises of pioneering government organisations from around the world.

"DEWA has just recently launched three tactical efforts consisting of Shams Dubai, to link solar energy to buildings, the smart Applications effort through smart meters and Green Chargers, and establishing the infrastructure to construct electric vehicle charging stations. To ensure that the Shams Dubai effort is a success, DEWA is working with its partner organisations to install photovoltaic panels. The effort is part of a wider environmental method, which falls in line with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050.

In light of the Smart Applications effort through smart meters, DEWA has actually established a comprehensive strategy to set up meters within electricity and water networks throughout the Emirate. The meters adopt advanced features through smart applications, tracking and managing consumption and connection speed, in addition to other innovative features that promote a smart and green lifestyle," stated Al Tayer.

"In cooperation with stakeholders, DEWA has actually built 100 electric car charging stations across Dubai as a test-phase for this new innovation, to determine the level of customer complete satisfaction, and understand ways of developing the service," added Al Tayer.

At the end of their visit, the delegation applauded DEWA's efforts to diversifying Dubai's energy mix, boosting solar technology, and developing Dubai's leading position to achieve the highest requirements of power performance, and increase the contribution of renewable energy to the total energy mix.

The Dubai Hamburg Business Forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), in cooperation with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The online forum aims to open up new horizons for productive cooperation and joint endeavors in four essential sectors that interest business communities in Dubai and in Hamburg. The forum highlights Public Sector Solutions for Smart Urban Living, Logistics, Health, and Energy