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Dubai Expo 2020: BIE delegation visits solar park

Dubai - "Dewa supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050."

A high-level delegation from Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) recently visited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park which offers investment opportunities for the public and private sectors based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.
Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, BIE secretary-general, headed the foreign delegation which was received by Jamal Shaheen Al Hammadi, vice-president of Special Projects at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), and Dr Pedro Banda, Dewa Research and Development manager. The delegation also included Ahmed Al Khatib, senior vice-president of Real Estate Development at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, said: "Dewa supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, to provide 75 per cent of Dubai's total power output from clean energy by 2050. This will make Dubai's carbon footprint the lowest in the world."
"Most prominent of Dewa's projects is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar. (that) will provide a dedicated supply of 100MW to Dubai Expo 2020 to manage its energy requirements," added Al Tayer.
"Through this visit, we aim to highlight the UAE's progress in regard to renewable energy. We want to highlight our progress in a realistic situation," said Najeeb Mohammed Al Ali, senior vice president of the Unified Project Management Office, Dubai Expo 2020.
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