UAE- Dewa honoured with 3 smart city awards

Date

3/4/2016 8:42:48 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) won three awards at the Smart Cities Summit and Awards 2016 during the World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day activities in Mumbai India. Dewa won in the Best Smart City Initiative category for their Green Charger Initiative in addition to winning the Configuration and Deployment of Smart City Infrastructure 2016 category for its Dubai Smart Soil Initiative. It also received the award for Most Powerful Smart City Leaders.

The Dubai Smart Soil initiative aims to create a special mix of soils that will be used to cover medium-pressure cables improving the soil's resistance to heat to better cope with Dubai's climate a pioneering initiative locally regionally and internationally. Abdullah Al Ahgbari vice-president of Distribution Planning at Dewa was honoured during the final ceremony of the conference.

These awards reflect Dewa's commitment to enhancing Dubai's position in the regional and international renewable energy sectors. "Dewa has developed a comprehensive Smart Grid strategy and aligned its corporate strategy with the Smart Dubai initiative. It is currently implementing three major initiatives: Shams Dubai smart applications and smart meters and Green Charger.

The Green Charger initiative will substantially contribute to introducing electric vehicles to Dubai boosting the use of energy resources and reducing the Emirate's carbon footprint. These initiatives have contributed to Dewa winning these awards" said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer MD and CEO of Dewa.

Most stations can accommodate two vehicles simultaneously. 100 stations have been installed throughout various Dewa offices these stations are located at Dewa's head office its's Sustainable Building in Al Quoz Al Wasl Al Hudaiba Burj Nahar Umm Ramool and Jebel Ali.

The Smart Cities Summit and Awards were held as part of the World CSR Congress an annual event that takes place every year in Mumbai India. The Smart Cities Awards recognise pioneering projects to make cities more liveable sustainable and economically-viable.

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