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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) inaugurated 17 new substations in 2022. These include fifteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,280 megavolt amperes (MVA) and two 400kV stations with a conversion capacity of 4,000 MVA, in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5 and Jebel Ali First. Dewa installed five kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Having been the first organisation in the region to be awarded the prestigious IIP Platinum Accreditation by Investors in People (IIP) in 2019, AD Ports group announced on Sunday that it has retained its ‘We Invest in People’ platinum-level accreditation for the fourth consecutive year, following a thorough strategic review assessment. This prestigious accreditation ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares signed a new partnership with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) to launch the ‘Green Jobs for Youth – Online Training and Mentoring’ programme. With the addition of this new programme, Dubai Cares expanded its programmatic portfolio as a key step to place education at the heart of the global climate and ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has launched the ‘Tax Support’ initiative to raise tax awareness among business sectors in the UAE through direct and sustained contact, as a means to enhance compliance with tax laws and regulations. The first workshop for 2023 under the initiative was held as a collaboration between the FTA and On Time Business ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE health authorities have launched several innovative health projects in the 48th edition of Arab Health 2023, which began on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will conclude on February 2. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), the Department of Health—Abu Dhabi (DoH), and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) are showcasing a host ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM “Extreme Weekends” has started at the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba area. Attended by an intense crowd, the annual event is set to become another hit for visitors this year. The first day of the show welcomed motor cross and car drifting sports fans with impressive stunts and routines performed by international motorcyclists and ...

  Dubai / WAM A total of 2,786 real estate transactions worth over AED8.4 billion were conducted during the week ending January 27, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The DLD report showed that 285 plots were sold for AED1.7 billion, while 2,043 apartments and villas were purchased for AED4.43 billion. The top three transactions were ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it supplied 203,000 tonnes of waste to other industries as feedstock in 2022. The amount was almost double the volume EGA generated during 2022, reducing stockpiles from previous years, and a 40 percent increase on 2021 as industries recovered from Covid-19. EGA has worked for more than a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnec group announced Edge group as the strategic partner for the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex) and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) 2023, which will be held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Organised in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Defence, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has approved 92,183 No Objection Certificates (NOC) applications in 2022 as part of the Soqoor programme. It is the first government programme of its kind to evaluate consultants and contractors in Dubai and identify their compliance with the requirements, standards, terms and conditions, and guidelines when submitting NOC service applications ...