For the first time ever
Emirates Water and Electricity provides 60% of energy demand from clean sources
Othman Al Ali: "The company's strategic initiatives focus on carbon-free technologies to support the sustainable and economic goals of the UAE."
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company announced, for the first time, that it will provide more than 60% of the total energy demand through renewable and clean energy sources.
And the company stated in a statement that this achievement was achieved on December 20, at 12:00 noon, with a capacity of about 5.5 gigawatts out of a total energy demand of 8.6 gigawatts from the company's solar energy projects and nuclear energy production projects.
Othman Al Ali, CEO of the Emirates Water and Electricity Company, said, “Providing more than 60% of the total energy demand, through solar and nuclear energy sources, for the first time ever, is a true indication of the company’s strategic initiatives, which focus on clean technologies.” Carbon, to support the sustainable and economic goals of the UAE ».
Al Ali expressed his pride in playing a major role in promoting the transition plan to clean energy in the country, by developing and diversifying the company's portfolio of renewable energy projects worldwide.
He added, "This achievement confirms the leadership's keenness to contribute to addressing climate change, through immediate plans and actions that will achieve the strategic initiative for climate neutrality by 2050, and ensure the country's prosperity and the sustainability of its resources for future generations."
According to the statement, the Emirates Water and Electricity Company has developed the three largest independent solar energy stations in the world, as the "Noor Abu Dhabi Station" began its operational operations in 2019 by producing about 1 gigawatt (AC) of electricity, while work is underway to implement the "Al Dhafra Solar Power Plant". Photovoltaic”, which will be the largest independent solar photovoltaic plant in the world, with a production capacity of approximately 1.5 gigawatts (AC).
Once in full commercial operation, it will contribute to reducing carbon emissions by 2.4 million metric tons annually, which is equivalent to removing about 470,000 cars from the road.
In May 2022, the Emirates Water and Electricity Company invited developers and a consortium of developers to submit a request to express interest in implementing a new solar photovoltaic plant project in the Al Ajban area of Abu Dhabi, with the same size and production capacity as the Al Dhafra Solar Photovoltaic Company.
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company expected that the solar energy projects it is implementing, in addition to the quantities of nuclear energy added to the network from the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, will reduce carbon emissions to about 20 million tons by 2025, compared to more than 40 million tons in 2025. 2020.
Barakah Nuclear Energy
The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is the first nuclear power plant in the Arab world, and it consists of four nuclear reactors (APR1400). The first unit of the plant began its commercial operations in April 2021, while the second unit began its commercial operations in March 2022. The third unit will be connected to the local transport network in October 2022, and the fourth unit will be operational in the coming years.
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