Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has toured DEWA’s hydroelectric plant in Hatta, which will be completed in the first quarter of 2025.
Mr. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, briefed on the progress of the hydroelectric power project, the first of its kind in the GCC region. It has completed 80 percent, and it will have a capacity of 250 MW, a storage capacity of 1,500 MWh, and a lifespan of 80 years.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed stressed Dubai’s commitment to implementing strategic initiatives to expand sustainable infrastructure and consolidate Dubai’s eminent position as a green economy hub, in line with the vision and directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Dubai’s qualitative achievements in the clean energy sector and its ability to transform innovative ideas into giant national projects embody Dubai’s spirit of leadership and vision of comprehensive and sustainable development.
Sheikh Hamdan said.
“DEWA’s progress in implementing sustainable projects underscores the efficiency of our national workforce and the agility of our organizations in executing projects efficiently. This advancement is evident in the completion rates of the hydroelectric plant, which have reached approximately 80 percent. Slated to be operational by the beginning of 2025, the project helps realize the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Net Zero Strategy 2050, aiming for 100 percent of energy production capacity from clean sources by 2050. Such achievements reinforce our country’s positive role in addressing the effects of climate change and its influential global position in climate action, as exemplified by its hosting of COP28 in Expo City Dubai,” Sheikh Hamdan added.
Mr. Al Tayer remarked that, “Under the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, DEWA has formulated a comprehensive plan to advance sustainable development, elevate Dubai’s global standing as a leader in sustainability and green economy and devise solutions to mitigate carbon emissions and counteract the effects of climate change.”