Department of Energy Launches Powering the Olympics Campaign to Support Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 03 March 2019: The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) the government entity in charge of ensuring the energy sectors excellence and sustainability in the emirate launched an integrated campaign titled Powering the Olympics today, as the official partner to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
The campaign consists of organising initiatives and events in various locations around Abu Dhabi at venues that are set to host the Games; it reflects the Departments commitment to supporting the event and raise awareness around energy sources and how best to consume them.
Powering the Olympics is based on four main pillars: involvement, sustainability, interaction, and power. It consists of six different initiatives that resonate with the DoEs vision for the future of the energy sector in the emirate, as well as its role in raising awareness in the community about rationalising the consumption of resources, benefitting from available ones, and channelling them towards sustainable development in the emirate.
The team representing the UAE in the Olympics will be taking part of the initiatives along with DoE staff members, foreign teams participating in the Games, and the audience who will be attending the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the competitions.
The Department of Energys Chairman His Excellency Eng. Awaidha Murshed Al Marar said: The UAE is a global leader in empowering people, which we regard as the primary resource in any countrys development. Our wise leadership is increasingly driving this approach even beyond the UAEs borders, empowering people around the world in line with the values of tolerance, communication, and respect that characterise the Emirates. Hosting the Special Olympics World Games stems from our commitment to ensuring the success of all events held in Abu Dhabi, further establishing the emirate as a global destination for major events.
