DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced that its conservation programmes and initiatives over the past 10 years have achieved significant savings in electricity and water use within various stakeholder groups. Cumulative savings between 2009 and 2018 reached 2 terrawatthours (TWh), of electricity and 7.4 billion gallons of water, equivalent to AED1.2 billion ($33 million). These savings ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), inaugrated Al Mutakamela Vehicle Testing and Registration Centre at Al Quoz, Dubai. It spans an area of 140 thousand square metres rendering it one of the largest technical testing and registration centres in Dubai that serves densely populated ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), the government entity in charge of ensuring the energy sector’s excellence and sustainability in the emirate and official partner of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, launched the “Sustainable Energy At The Venues” initiative as part of its “Powering the Olympics” campaign. The campaign seeks to create a ...