Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - statistics & facts

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is a government-owned utility company responsible for providing electricity and water services in the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). DEWA plays a vital role in ensuring the sustainable development and growth of Dubai by delivering reliable and high-quality utility services to its residents and businesses. DEWA ranked second among the Middle East’s utility companies, with a brand value exceeding one billion U.S. dollars in 2023. It has established itself as a regional leader in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region alongside its major industry peer, the Saudi Electricity Company.

DEWA’s operations in Dubai

DEWA operates and maintains power plants and distributes electricity to the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, serving more than 1.11 million electricity consumers in Dubai in 2022. DEWA is also responsible for seawater desalination and freshwater distribution in Dubai. Water desalination is crucial in the arid climate of the UAE. The emirate’s residential sector was the largest consumer of water in 2022, with a share of more than 60 percent. Besides innovation and technology adoption, smart services, and continuous infrastructure developments, DEWA has launched multiple sustainability initiatives to ensure the city’s residents and businesses have access to reliable and eco-conscious utility services.

Steps towards sustainability

DEWA has initiated several key programs and initiatives aimed at advancing sustainability, innovation, and the efficient provision of electricity and water services in Dubai. Among those initiatives are the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, Shams Dubai, and Dubai’s Demand Side Management (DSM) program. One of the Dubai 2050 strategy’s main goals is to increase the share of clean energy generation in Dubai to 75 percent by 2050. From the consumption side, DSM programs, developed by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, promote the efficient use of electricity and water among customers. It targets reaching a reduction of 30 percent in the consumption of water and energy by 2030. In 2022, DSM reached its electricity efficiency targets, saving over eight terawatt hours of electricity. On the other hand, water-use reduction through consumer behavior-oriented programs made up just one percent of the share of total water savings in that year.

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Revenue from electricity transmission and distribution MENA 2023: 13.08bn USD

Largest market share of electricity transmission and distribution in MENA: Saudi Arabia

Sector with largest power demand in MENA: Residential

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Electrical supply

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Electrical demand

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Water

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Initiatives in UAE

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