- City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
- Dubai 04:28 05:46 12:20 15:47 18:49 20:07
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), and Cho Hwan Eik, CEO of Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), have signed a contract to build a Smart Grid Station (SGS) at Dewa’s green garage in Ruwayyah. The SGS is a modular concept that connects smart grids to smart buildings.
This partnership represents the both organisations’ efforts to enhance the smart infrastructure in Dubai and South Korea.
The contract is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both parties in 2014, to exchange information on smart grids, smart cities, benchmarks, and organising mutual workshops to raise awareness.
A high-level delegation from Kepco attended the signing, including Hwang Woo Hyun, Vice President of the Smart Grid & Innovative Business department, Kim Hoichon, Secretary to the CEO, and senior managers. Representatives from Dewa included Abdullah Obaidullah, Executive Vice President of Water & Civil, Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources, Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications, and Ahmed Abdullah, Senior Manager of External Communications.
The pilot project brings smart grids and smart buildings together. Dewa is exploring the concept of SGSs, which connect smart buildings to each other to share information, to help improve energy and water efficiency and make optimal use of renewable energy within a smart city.
The project will include several new ideas and developments regarding wind energy, battery storage and building management.
The project also supports Dewa’s Smart Initiatives to support the Smart Dubai vision to make Dubai the smartest city in the world within three years.
These smart initiatives include the Shams Dubai initiative to encourage building owners to install photovoltaic panels on rooftops to produce solar energy and connect it to Dewa’s grid.
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