Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA) recently participated in the second International Solar Energy
Exhibition and Conference (Photovoltaica) under the patronage of Mohammed VI, king of Morocco.
The event was organized by the
Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water and the Environment, in collaboration with
the Energy Investment Company and the Research Institute for Solar Energy and
New Energies.
Photovoltaica brought
together industry experts as well as large organizations and companies from
around the globe to discuss the integration of photovoltaic energy in
electrical networks.
Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of DEWA, gave a speech at the conference, highlighting the positive
relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the kingdom of Morocco.
“Today,
UAE-Moroccan relations growing remarkably across all areas, under the
directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the
UAE, and His Majesty King Mohammed VI, king of Morocco,” Al Tayer said.
Al Tayer went on to discuss
Dubai’s efforts in increasing the use of clean and renewable energy through a variety
of initiatives.
“The UAE,
led by the vision of our wise leadership, has begun preparations to bid
farewell to the last drop of oil,” he said. “This vision realizes the
importance of renewable energy to achieve a balance between development and the
environment, to ensure the right of future generations to live in a clean,
healthy and safe environment.”
