Dewa will generate energy savings of 82 billion dirhams by 2030

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) plans to save up to 82 billion dirhams of energy savings by 2030, after the renovation of more than 30,000 buildings in the emirate.

"If you look at the modernization, we noticed that the savings [are] between 25% and 40%, so we wanted to be in the middle and we calculated 30%, "said Waleed Salman, executive vice president, business development and excellent at Dewa. The National.

The announcement comes as growing interest in energy efficiency in the UAE and the Middle East is leading economies to seek to reduce energy intensity and add cleaner forms of energy to their networks. . Dubai has saved about 1.2 billion dirhams over the last decade thanks to its efforts to conserve electricity and water and plans to reduce its carbon emissions by 16% by 2021 as well as its energy and water consumption of 30% by 2030, according to the latest estimates from Dewa.

The utility is aiming to roll out a large number of retrofit projects and achieve energy savings of 182.6 kilowatt-hours by 2030. The cumulative costs of running the Dubai Efficiency Program are 2030 horizon are estimated at about 30 billion D.

Dewa also plans to deploy up to 554 photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Dubai Hatta's exclave homes and to modernize 2,092 Emirate facilities and buildings in partnership with Etihad Esco.

Etihad Esco, which runs major energy efficiency projects in the UAE and is known as "Super Esco", is currently executing 18 projects, including a major upgrade of Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 3 of the project. B. Hall of Dubai International Airport.

The company is targeting energy savings in the order of 500 million dirhams by 2030 thanks to multi-million dollar projects, mainly related to the modernization and deployment of solar roofs. Etihad Esco originally set 20% energy saving targets by 2021 and 30% by 2030. These initial targets have already been exceeded and plans are in place. underway to revise the objectives, according to the company.

The Super Esco is currently considering launching an energy efficiency program for the sector, starting with the large logistics sector in Dubai.