Energy
From The Report: Dubai 2015
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Hydrocarbons continue to meet the large bulk of Dubai’s energy needs, with the UAE sitting on 5.8% of the world’s crude oil reserves. However, the UAE Vision 2021 sets out goals including the reduction of the emirate’s carbon footprint and a desire to play a pioneering role in the development of energy-efficient technologies. The 1200-MW Hassyan clean coal power plant is expected to come on-stream by 2021, while solar power has also begun to play an increasingly prominent role in the sector. The first 13-MW solar plant opened in 2014, and a further 200 MW is anticipated by 2016, with the whole solar park expected to have a capacity of 1000 MW by 2030. In March 2014, new green building regulations were introduced, which included requirements that 50% of external glazing must be north-facing, 5% of construction materials should be recycled, and smart meters should be used for water and electricity.

This chapter contains interviews with Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA); Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO, Empower; and Saeed Khoory, CEO, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC).

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Overview

Efforts to promote sustainability in Dubai’s energy sector under way
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Hosting the World Expo in 2020 will give Dubai the opportunity to demonstrate its exponential growth, both in the development of sustainable energy sources and in the introduction of measures to foster smarter, more efficient use of power and water. Key performance indicators for the emirate’s energy goals can be benchmarked in the next few years against three specific measures: its success in delivering a successful, sustainable World Expo 2020; its fulfilment of the goals set out in UAE Vision…

Interview

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA): Interview
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Interview:Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer How have corporations responded to Dubai’s independent power producer (IPP) model? SAEED MOHAMMED AL TAYER: DEWA received 49 applications for the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in response to its open request for qualifications. In January 2015 we announced that the production capacity of the second phase of the solar park will be increased from 100 MW to 200 MW. It is one of the biggest new IPP projects in the renewable energy…

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Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO, Empower: Interview
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Interview:Ahmad Bin Shafar How will Dubai’s demand side management (DSM) strategy evolve going forward? What opportunities will this bring for private investment? AHMED BIN SHAFAR: The government of Dubai is focused on achieving its objective of making the emirate a role model in energy efficiency and security, and the DSM strategy will play a key role in achieving this. It is a unique initiative in the region that will help us to adopt energy conservation principles into our core values,…

Analysis

Looking to solar to diversify the energy mix
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Spurred by ambitious targets for expansion over the next 15 years and a government committed to a sustainability agenda, the solar energy sector in Dubai offers opportunities for investors and potential savings for consumers. The country’s first solar energy generation plant fed power into the grid for the first time in 2013, and the successful bidder for the second phase of the solar programme has been announced. New Generation Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, in Seih Al Dahal, is…

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Saeed Khoory, CEO, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC): Interview
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Interview:Saeed Khoory What new infrastructure is needed in Dubai to support the emirate's energy needs? SAEED KHOORY: The two most important energy infrastructure projects under way in Dubai are the Falcon Jet Fuel Pipeline and the refinery in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. The 60-km pipeline to supply Dubai International Airport is nearly complete, while the refinery expansion that began in 2010 is ongoing, with yet another phase now under consideration. As development of the World Expo 2020…

Analysis

Reducing consumption key to Dubai’s overarching energy strategy
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Although Dubai’s bright-lights, big-city image is seemingly at odds with an energy-saving agenda, a target of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 (DIES) is to reduce energy consumption by 30% by 2030. It may seem like an ambitious target but the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) believes it can be achieved if the smart use of electricity and water becomes a priority for architects, planners, workers and residents. In April 2014, the first World Green Economy Summit took place in Dubai,…