Khaleej Times

Dewa makes shifting a lot easier for you

- Team KT

dubai — The Dubai Electricit­y and Water Authority (Dewa) has unveiled a new initiative that allows customers to transfer their electricit­y and water accounts to a new location when they move.

The ‘Move To’ service allows industrial, residentia­l, and commercial customers to transfer their accounts, deposit and data by simply submitting an Ejari contact, without the need to provide any additional documents or visit Dewa offices.

dubai — The Dubai Electricit­y and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced a new service that allows customers to transfer their electricit­y and water accounts to their new location.

The Transfer of Electricit­y and Water Service (‘Move To’ ) allows all residentia­l, commercial and industrial customers to transfer their Dewa accounts and the deposit and data, when moving from one property to another, within Dubai. The customers can do it by submitting an Ejari contract, without the need to submit any additional documents, or visit Dewa offices.

The service enables customers to deactivate electricit­y and water services within the existing premises, and activate electricit­y and water services for the new premises, through Dewa’s smart applicatio­n, website, and Customer Happiness Centres. An automatic transfer order is created once an Ejari contract for the new premises is obtained through any of the real estate companies or typing offices approved by the land department.

“The new service will save time and effort when moving to a new property without having to pay any new deposit, unless the amount in the current property is less than the deposit required for the new property,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa.

The Move To service is one of the several innovative initiative­s introduced by Dewa’s innovation team recently, to support the authority’s continuous developmen­t process, enrich customers’ experience, and facilitate and accelerate procedures. This saves time and effort and also achieves customers’ happiness.

Dewa adopts the latest technology solutions, provides innovative services, and encourages its customers to benefit from its smart services. They can complete their transactio­ns and pay their bills anytime, anywhere, through the website, www.dewa.gov.ae, or through Dewa’s smart applicatio­n, which is compatible with the different operating systems and smart devices. The adoption rate of Dewa’s smart services reached 72 per cent during 2016. The authority aims to raise this rate to 80 per cent by the end of 2017.

“Dewa strives to adopt innovative ways to improve the quality of services based on the highest standards of efficiency and reliabilit­y, and provide smart services enabling customers to carry out their transactio­ns anytime, anywhere, without having to visit Dewa offices.

“This saves their time and effort, achieves their happiness, and exceeds their expectatio­ns. We work according to the Dubai Plan 2021, which aims to make Dubai a smart, integrated and connected city, and according to Dewa’s vision to become a sustainabl­e innovative world-class utility. At Dewa, we work according to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide the best government services that facilitate people’s lives and achieve their happiness, and in line with the leadership’s directives of reducing the number of visitors to government centres to 80 per cent by 2018,” said Al Tayer.

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The new service will save time and effort when moving to a new property without having to pay any new deposit.” Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa

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