Dubai: Dubai Municipality has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with N.V.Besix S.A., Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power Limited (MAMEA), and ENOC Marketing at the World Governments Summit 2024.
The MoU was signed by Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality; Saif Al Falasi, Group CEO at ENOC; Pierre Lembrechts, General Manager at BESIX Middle East; and Wataru Ikushima, General Manager of the New Energy Business Development Department at Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power Limited.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group; and Abdulla Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Dubai Executive Council, were present at the signing ceremony.
It aims to transform waste management practices in Dubai through an innovative project that utilizes cutting-edge technologies to treat mixed solid municipal waste, organic waste, and green hydrogen produced from sewage treatment processes to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The MoU aligns with the UAE’s sustainability policy and approach, emphasizing the country’s dedication to environmental protection, resource conservation, and tackling climate change through innovative initiatives and strategies that help achieve national environmental goals. This includes carbon removal from the waste sector (zero waste) and cutting emissions associated with waste management operations.
Emphasizing the importance of this collaboration with these companies, Al Hajri asserted that it will play a significant role in advancing the UAE’s national objectives by expediting carbon removal from the aviation sector and enhancing the country’s stature as a regional hub for low-carbon aviation fuel.
Al Hajri said that, “It will also assist in the waste management operations in Dubai, aligning with the strategic targets of the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, the UAE Circular Economy Policy 2021-2031, and the 2031 National Hydrogen Policy.'”