His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed a high-level delegation from Shell, led by Bakr Badr, the company’s Chairman for Iraq and the UAE.
The delegation included Geraldine Wesseling, Chief Political Analyst in the Strategic Insights and Scenarios Unit, and Hessa Abdullah, Head of Media Relations for Shell in the Middle East.
During their meeting, Shell presented insights from their latest report titled “Energy Security Scenarios for 2025: Energy and Artificial Intelligence,” which discusses how AI could reshape global energy systems through three different pathways: Archipelagos, Horizon, and Surge.
These scenarios serve as crucial strategic tools for decision-makers, helping them anticipate future challenges, assess risks, and identify opportunities in the rapidly evolving energy landscape.
The discussions also covered prospects for collaboration in supporting a circular and green economy.
Al Tayer highlighted the leading projects implemented by DEWA in the field of clean energy, including the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, recognized as the world’s largest single-site solar energy complex following the independent power producer model.
The current capacity of the park stands at 3,860 megawatts, with plans to increase it to 7,260 megawatts by 2030 (initially aimed for 5,000 megawatts).
He mentioned the “Sail” building, DEWA’s new headquarters, which will be the largest and tallest government building in the world to achieve positive energy performance.
Al Tayer also pointed out DEWA’s pioneering achievements in adopting artificial intelligence technologies, having launched a strategic roadmap to become the world’s first digital utility to implement AI across all its operational processes.
This approach aligns with DEWA’s leading position in 12 key performance indicators globally within its operational domains.
In 2024, DEWA recorded the lowest loss rate in electricity transmission and distribution worldwide, standing at 2%, compared to 6-7% in Europe and the United States.
Moreover, it achieved the lowest water transmission and distribution loss rate globally at 4.5%. Additionally, DEWA set a global record for electricity interruption, averaging just 0.94 minutes per customer annually, compared to the European average of 15 minutes.
Bakr Badr reaffirmed Shell’s commitment to supporting the UAE’s transition to clean energy, stating that Shell is pleased to share insights from its report on energy security scenarios for 2025 with DEWA.
The aim of these scenarios is to stimulate dialogue and provide insights on how to accelerate future technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, in the energy transition process.