To achieve a balance between development and environmental preservation
Dubai renews its commitment to increase the proportion of renewable energy
The Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park is the largest energy complex in one place in the world.
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On the occasion of World Energy Day, Dubai yesterday renewed its commitment to increasing the proportion of renewable energy to achieve a balance between development and environmental preservation.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Energy in Dubai, said, “The UAE, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and his brother His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai And His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, pays great attention to diversifying energy sources, based on a vision that recognizes the importance of renewable energy in achieving a balance between development and the environment to preserve the right of future generations to live in a clean and healthy environment. And safe ».
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed added, “The World Energy Day aims to highlight the importance of raising the efficiency of energy production and use in a sustainable way, and emphasize the importance of developing national energy policies that support sustainable development and help overcome current and future challenges facing the energy sector, in addition to To strengthen the policies responsible for implementing and developing mechanisms and frameworks for the exchange of experiences between different countries of the world, and to encourage the acceleration of the process of transformation towards renewable energy sources, in addition to continuing to strive to encourage the responsible and rational use of energy to protect the environment, reduce carbon emissions, and preserve our precious natural resources.
For his part, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Muhammad Faraj Al Mazrouei, said, “The UAE pays great attention to diversifying energy sources, as a safe haven to achieve a balance between sustainable development and preserving the environment,” noting that “the country has taken a long-term approach to planning for the energy future. And drawing the features of the sector, based on an insightful vision that realizes the importance of renewable energy in the process of sustainable development.
In turn, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, said, “Dubai has made important achievements in the field of reducing carbon emissions, as carbon emissions in the emirate decreased by more than 14 million tons during 2019. , Equivalent to 22% compared to the business as usual scenario, and the results achieved exceeded the targets set in the Dubai strategy to reduce carbon emissions to reduce emissions by 16% by 2021. ”
He pointed out that the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex, the largest solar energy complex in one place in the world, is one of the most prominent projects implemented by DEWA to achieve this vision, explaining that the percentage of clean energy in the energy mix in Dubai is about 9 %, Thus exceeding the percentage set in the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aims to provide 7% of Dubai's energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.
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Dubai has reduced one million tons of carbon emissions in 2019.
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Percentage of clean energy in the energy mix in Dubai.
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