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Empower’s profit falls 5% despite record revenue

Empower, Dubai’s, and the world’s, largest district cooling company, reported a net profit of AED960 million ($261.37 million) for 2023, down five percent from AED1 billion in 2022. Revenue was at a record high of AED3 billion, rising 8.7 percent year on year, the company said in a statement to the Dubai bourse on Monday. […]

Dubai has recorded an increase in the use of EVs since 2015, with the numbers reaching 25,929 by the end of 2023

Dubai records 59% surge in EV charging sessions in 2023

Dubai recorded a 59 percent year-on-year increase in electric vehicle (EV) charging sessions last year, as green mobility rapidly accelerates in the emirate. The EV green charger initiative recorded 1,145,427 charging sessions in 2023, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said in a statement.   Through this initiative, the Dubai utility provider provided 23419.821 megawatt hours (MWh) of […]

The 4th phase of Dewa's power station in Al Aweer will increase the total production capacity to 2,825 MW

Dewa’s $300m power station set for completion in 2024

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has commenced operational testing of the 829 megawatts (MW) 4th phase of its power plant in Al Aweer (H-Station). The project is due to be completed in the second quarter of 2024. Tests include the initial operation of turbines and power generators and connecting to the power grid, the […]

An investor studies a screen at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Market cap of top 16 UAE-listed companies hit $591bln

The aggregate market capitalisation of the top 16 national companies listed on UAE exchanges reached AED2.71 trillion ($590.83) as of January 2024.  This figure is anticipated to grow significantly to AED 6 trillion in the coming years, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported, citing official market data. The top 16 listed companies accounted for […]

The Dubai Investment Fund will replace the Dubai government as owner of shares in companies

Dubai to set up new investment fund

Dubai will set up a new investment fund to bolster the emirate’s financial stability and manage its stakes in some public service entities. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued a law to set up the Dubai Investment Fund, which will be chaired by UAE finance minister and deputy ruler of Dubai Sheikh […]

Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

Dubai opens world’s largest concentrated solar power project

UAE Vice President and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has inaugurated the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) project as the Gulf state accelerates towards becoming net zero by 2050. The project is part of the AED15.78 billion ($4.30 billion) fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in […]

Drake & Scull's trading ceased in November 2018 when the company disclosed losses exceeded 75 percent of its capital

DFM to launch pilot for trading carbon credits

Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the operator of the Dubai stock exchange, will launch a pilot programme for trading carbon credits during Cop28. The pilot programme for institutional investors starts from December 4 to 8, 2023, with the offsetting period ending on January 10, 2024, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported.  The inaugural pilot will see […]

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits Dewa’s under-construction hydroelectric plant in Hatta

Gulf’s first hydroelectric plant to be ready in Dubai in 2025

The Gulf region’s first hydroelectric plant in Hatta is 80 percent complete and forecast to be completed by early 2025, the emirate’s utility provider said on Thursday. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) in December said that the AED1.42 billion ($387 million) plant – the first of its kind in the GCC – was planned […]

Expo City

Expo City Dubai set to be powered by renewables

Expo City Dubai, which will host the Cop28 summit shortly, will eventually be fully powered by renewables, as the UAE moves to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Expanding on Expo City’s current on-site renewable energy capacity, Dewa, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, will permanently provide solar energy to the entire Expo City site through […]

DP World is using renewable energy generated by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

DP World cuts carbon emissions by 50% in UAE

DP World cut carbon emissions from its UAE operations by nearly 50 percent in 2023 using renewable energy generated by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). The Dubai utility provider has issued more than 200,000 international renewable energy certificates (I-RECs) to DP World so far this year, the global ports operator said in a […]