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2025 May 09

DEWA provides simple steps for electricity/water NOCs for building permits through digital channels

In line with its efforts to streamline and minimise government procedures and accelerate service delivery, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) provides an electricity/water no-objection certificate for enrolled contractors and consultants seeking to obtain a building permit. The NOC is offered through the following online channels:

2025 May 08

DEWA sponsors an initiative by Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination to provide Eye Gaze devices for People of Determination

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has sponsored an initiative by Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination to provide students who are People of Determination with Eye Gaze devices. These devices enhance communication for individuals with physical and hearing impairments. The move reflects DEWA’s commitment to social responsibility and inclusivity.
2025 May 08

DEWA sponsors an initiative by Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination to provide Eye Gaze devices for People of Determination

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has sponsored an initiative by Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination to provide students who are People of Determination with Eye Gaze devices. These devices enhance communication for individuals with physical and hearing impairments. The move reflects DEWA’s commitment to social responsibility and inclusivity.
2025 May 07

DEWA’s Distribution Network Smart Centre promotes Dubai’s pioneering digital transformation and advanced smart power network

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) enhances the resilience and efficiency of Dubai's smart network through its Distribution Network Smart Centre (DNSC), enabling advanced features such as the upgrade of automatic decision-making capabilities. The smart centre accelerates DEWA's digital transformation and facilitates the achievement of sustainability goals.
2025 May 06

DEWA announced as Strategic Sustainability Partner of Arab Media Summit 2025

The Dubai Press Club (DPC), organiser of the Arab Media Summit (AMS) 2025, today announced that the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is the Strategic Sustainability Partner of the event. Organised under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Middle East’s largest media thought leadership platform will be held from 26-28 May.
2025 May 05

HE Saeed Al Tayer and Austria’s Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism discuss co-operation to enhance sustainable development and the transition to green energy

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed HE Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, the Federal Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism of Austria, and HE Etienne Berchtold, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the UAE. The meeting was attended by Waleed bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA; Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources; and Marwan Bin Haidar, Executive Vice President of Innovation and the Future at DEWA.
2025 May 04

DEWA: A cornerstone of Dubai’s ambitious growth

As Dubai’s exclusive provider of electricity and water services, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) serves as a key pillar of the Emirate’s development. DEWA’s continuous progress contributes to Dubai’s advancement and sustainable growth, bolstering its global leadership across various sectors. Since its establishment, DEWA has been instrumental in shaping Dubai’s journey of progress. Its landmark achievements are closely intertwined with the pivotal stages of Dubai’s extraordinary transformation over the years. Today, DEWA remains integral to realising the Emirate’s ambitious goals through pioneering projects in clean and renewable energy, sustainability, smart grids, space science and research and development, as well as its efforts to achieve global excellence in all areas of its work. This strengthens Dubai’s global competitiveness and consolidates its global leadership.
2025 May 03

DEWA enables communities to uphold environmental responsibility for a sustainable future

For years, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organised mangrove-planting and beach clean-up campaigns at Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary, in co-operation with the Emirates Marine Environmental Group. These campaigns – in which DEWA Group employees, their families and DEWA Academy students have been involved – have helped to improve water quality and marine life habitats in the reserve, and led to an increase in the number of mangrove trees, which are natural carbon reservoirs.
2025 May 02

DEWA’s Sustainability and Innovation Centre receives delegation from Hong Kong Metropolitan University

The Sustainability and Innovation Centre of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received a Hong Kong Metropolitan University delegation that reviewed the latest technologies and global innovations in clean and renewable energy, as well as DEWA’s flagship projects to achieve net zero.
2025 May 01

Suqia UAE highlights its decade-long achievements at DIHAD 2025 exhibition

The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) showcased its most significant achievements over the past decade at the 21st Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development (DIHAD) exhibition held from 29 April to 1 May 2025. DIHAD 2025, which took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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