55% of the emirate's electricity in 2025 will be from clean sources

Abu Dhabi DSM initiatives achieve savings of 1.1 billion dirhams

Abu Dhabi is committed to leading the transition to renewable and clean energy.

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The Department of Energy in Abu Dhabi confirmed that the emirate’s initiatives to manage demand for energy between 2019 and 2020 contributed to achieving annual cumulative savings of electricity by 6,183 GWh, and annual water savings of 230 million cubic meters, and this was reflected in short-term cost savings of up to 1.1 billion dirhams, while avoiding the emission of about 3.2 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

During the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), the department identified nine existing and under planning projects focusing on generating clean energy from solar and nuclear energy, and supplying water production systems with electricity through reverse osmosis technology.

The Chairman of the Department of Energy in Abu Dhabi, Eng. Owaida Murshid Al Marar, affirmed Abu Dhabi's commitment to leading the transition to renewable and clean energy, in line with the UAE's strategies to achieve sustainable economic growth over the next 50 years.

He added: “The Noor Abu Dhabi plant with a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts contributed to increasing the share of renewable energy in our energy mix to 6% of the total installed production capacity of the emirate in 2021, and the launch of the first reactor at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in 2020 contributed to raising the share of energy production. carbon-neutral energy mix to 7% by 2021. He continued, "With the launch of more renewable energy projects in the future, such as the Al Dhafra solar photovoltaic project, which is scheduled to be launched by 2023, in addition to the base load of nuclear energy expected when the Barakah plant is fully operational, the total clean energy production capacity in the emirate will reach 8.8 gigawatts by the year 2025, thus raising the share of clean energy production capacity in the energy mix from 13% in 2021 to 31% by 2025.”

He expected this increase in production capacity to affect electricity production by 2025 to become 7% of solar photovoltaic energy sources, and 47% of nuclear energy.

This means that 55% of the electricity produced in Abu Dhabi in 2025 will be from clean sources.

The department pointed out that it is a partner in the strategic initiative for climate neutrality 2050, which was launched at the state level.

It includes major existing projects that are under planning for the future.

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