Shams Dubai is one of the three projects launched by Dewa in 2014 to support the Smart Dubai initiative of UAE Prime Minister HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
As part of Shams Dubai initiative, tenants and building owners will be encouraged to install photovoltaic solar panels on their rooftops to generate electricity.
The clean electricity generated will be used onsite and the surplus will be exported to Dewa’s grid.
The initiative is expected to encourage the use of renewable energy, increase its share in electricity production and diversify the energy mix.
Dewa managing director and CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: "This smart initiative also supports the Dubai Plan 2021 and the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, to develop sustainable energy projects in Dubai, by increasing the targets for renewable energy in the Emirate’s energy mix to 7% by 2020 and 15% by 2030.
"Last week, we announced the first project under the first smart initiative, in collaboration with Dubai Airports, to supply Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali with solar energy. The first step in implementing the initiative was installing photovoltaic panels to produce 30kW of electricity there."
