Dubai: Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the DSCE’s chairman, has chaired the 81st meeting of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) virtually in the presence of Vice Chairman Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.
Along with board members Dawood Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality; Abdulla bin Kalban, Managing Director of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA); Saif Humaid Al Falasi, CEO of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC); Juan-Pablo Freile, General Manager of Dubai Petroleum; and Ahmad Mahboub, Acting CEO of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector at the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), the meeting was also attended by Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary-General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy.
The Demand Side Management Strategy for 2030 and 2050, which set well-researched targets to cut back on water and electricity consumption and connected them to successful programs in green building initiatives, building retrofits, efficient operation of government and industrial facilities, and the use of treated wastewater, outside lighting, and cooling, was reviewed by the Council. This is a component of the initiatives to position Dubai as a global leader in the effective management of water and energy demand.
Al Tayer stated that the Council periodically evaluates initiatives to lower water and electricity consumption with the involvement of public and private organizations, in keeping with the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, to promote a green economy and sustainable development. The goals of these initiatives are to provide guidelines and procedures that show how well implementations work as well as the percentages of success attained in energy resource management.
Al Muhairbi pointed out that in order to maintain the efficacy of the current programs and keep them in line with the targeted aims in the areas of sustainable development for Dubai, the Council regularly updates its plans to reflect the degrees of success of the set targets.
The Council also spoke about suggestions to back the strategic goal of expanding the Emirati infrastructure for electric car charging stations.
The Council is eager to work with private businesses to develop and implement charging stations that adhere to the public-private partnership paradigm. In January of last year, there were 49,300 electric and hybrid cars registered in Dubai, and over 390 charging stations had been set up. The upcoming years will see a rise in this.