Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, Austria’s Federal Minister for Economy, Energy and Tourism, along with Etienne Berchtold, the Austrian Ambassador to the UAE.
The meeting was also 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.
Discussions focused on DEWA’s efforts to strengthen international collaboration in sustainability, renewable energy, and climate action, in support of the UAE’s ambition to lead the global transition to a green economy.
The talks also explored ways to deepen co-operation in accelerating the shift to green energy, addressing climate challenges, and exchanging best practices in environmental sustainability. Both parties highlighted the vital role of technology and the sharing of expertise in driving innovative solutions to global environmental concerns.
Al Tayer emphasised Dubai’s strategic clean energy goals, aligned with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategy, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which together aim to meet 100 per cent of the emirate’s energy requirements from clean sources by mid-century.
