UAE to use more clean energy
dubai — The UAE will steadily see more of its energy needs met through electricity generated by renewable means, an official has said.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faras Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, and chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa), said: “When it comes to green energy, there is a greater target to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and increase energy production through renewable means.”
“Our target is to have 44 per cent of our energy through renewable means such as solar power, and six per cent through nuclear energy for 2030. Our hope is to have the first reactor up and running this year,” he explained. “Once completed, we expect to have 25 per cent of
There is a greater target to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faras Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry
the UAE’s energy needs met through these means. Moving forward, we will continue to meet the country’s growing energy needs through our relationship with different entities in Abu Dhabi.”
Al Mazrouei was speaking on the sidelines of the fourth edition of Fewa’s Excellence Awards. The special ceremony was held to support Fewa’s vision of instilling the culture of excellence, creativity and quality among employees.
Al Mazrouei described the awards as a journey with the objective to transform the quality of Fewa’s employees to the international level. “We don’t want them to compete on the local or regional level, but to be able to compete with their international peers. We have recorded a 30 per cent growth in participation for this year’s edition.”
“We are proud of our accomplishments in 2017. These include shifting all our services to mobile so it is more convenient for our customers; and the conversion of our water filters to reduce water consumption levels by as much as 18 to 20 per cent. Our target is to do this around 63,000 homes. We have also made significant progress on our infrastructure in different emirates,” he said.