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GEMS Education and Positive Zero have signed the UAE’s largest renewable energy deal in the education sector, covering the design, engineering, installation, and maintenance of solar panels on rooftops, carports, and bus parking at 23 GEMS schools in Dubai. The newly installed solar systems will have a combined capacity of nearly 12.7 MWp, generating 21.25 GWh of electricity annually—enough to power 2,000 homes for a year.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Hatta will begin supplying clean energy to Dubai by April 2025, according to DEWA’s MD & CEO, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. The AED 1.421 billion project, now 96.82 percent complete, commenced operational testing in January 2025.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), emphasised Dubai’s global leadership in clean energy and artificial intelligence. He discussed key strategies and policies related to clean energy, energy storage, and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, has partnered with Orion Resource Partners to establish a joint venture focused on metals and mining, ADQ announced on Thursday. This initiative aligns with the fund’s strategy to expand its critical minerals portfolio.