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Dewa installs two new green charger stations at Expo Dubai

DUBAI, August 15, 2020

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has installed two electric vehicle Green Charger stations at the offices of Expo Dubai.
 
Dewa is also installing 15 more stations at the Opportunity, Sustainability and Mobility pavilions for electric vehicle owners who will visit Expo Dubai. This is part of its effort to provide a sustainable Expo Dubai for six months and longer.
 
As the Official Sustainability Partner for Expo Dubai from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, Dewa has invested AED4.26 billion to build the electricity and water infrastructure for the event using the latest smart systems. 
 
It will also provide clean energy to the Expo Dubai from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer, IPP, model.
 
Managing Dirtector & CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said Dewa is collaborating with the relevant organisations in the UAE to prepare to host the best World Expo, in Dubai.
 
"To host Expo Dubai, Dewa has completed several major projects, including constructing electricity and water transmission networks. The total cost of Dewa’s three sub-stations at Expo Dubai has reached AED420 million," he added.
 
According to him, Dewa has successfully installed 240 electric vehicle charging stations in different areas of Dubai such as government offices, airports, petrol stations, shopping malls, commercial offices, clinics and hospitals, residential complexes and establishments. 
 
This is part of the Green Charger initiative, in collaboration with concerned organisations in Dubai, he added.-TradeArabia News Service



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