UAE launches national programme for the conservation of water and energy

The UAE has launched the National Water and Energy Demand Management Programme, which was approved by the Federal Cabinet to enhance the efficiency of the three most energy-consuming sectors by

40 percent.

Rolled out in cooperation with strategic partners and stakeholders of the federal and local governments and the private sector, the programme targets 40 percent efficiency of the three most energyconsuming sectors in the UAE: transport, industry and

construction.

The programme will adopt the best international standards in the nation’s largest water and

energy efficiency drive.

The programme includes three main pillars: Energy, water and consumption rationalisation.

Several initiatives will be launched to reduce energy consumption and realise the

following targets by 2050: reduce energy demand by 40 percent; increase the renewable energy’s contribution to the energy mix to 50 percent and expand water reuse by 95

percent.

Dubai Clean Energy Strategy aims to produce 75 percent of its energy requirements from

clean sources by 2050.