DEWA & RTA Discuss Cooperation and Plans to Encourage the use of Electric Vehicles and Promote the Green Charger Initiative

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DEWA & RTA Discuss Cooperation and Plans to Encourage the use of Electric Vehicles and Promote the Green Charger Initiative

Dubai, UAE, 25 December 2016: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has received HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roadways and Transfer Authority (RTA), at DEWA's Main Office. HE Mattar Al Tayer was gone along with by a top-level delegation from RTA comprising Maitha bin Udai, CEO of the Traffic and Roadways Agency, Ahmed Bahrozyan, Chief Executive Officer of the Licensing Firm, Adel Al Marzouqi, Director of Parking, Mendana Al Obaidly, Replacement Director and Manager of Technical Support, Office of the Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, and Roudha Al Mehrizi, Deputy Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications and Manager of National Identity and CSR.

Likewise existing during the conference were Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at DEWA, Marwan Bin Haider, Executive Vice President of Innovation and the Future at DEWA, and Majid Al Hazami, Deputy Senior Manager of Smart Grid at DEWA.

"The visit out was focused on improving more cooperation in the advancement of the Green charger initiative, which was released by DEWA as part of the initiatives to accomplish the objectives set by the Smart Dubai initiative. The Smart Dubai effort was released by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to change Dubai into the most intelligent and happiest city in the world. The Green charger intends to set up and take care of the facilities to offer electric vehicles with power to reduce air pollution and shield the setting from the ecological impacts of the transport field in the Emirate," claimed HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.

HE Mattar Al Tayer emphasised RTA's commitment to carrying out the best green economic situation techniques based on the Dubai Plan 2021 and the UAE Vision 2021. RTA is also committed to exchanging knowledge in public transport, project monitoring, and other key areas.

"RTA participates in the Dubai Green Mobility effort with its membership in the technological and executive committees. RTA has actually bought and operated 300 crossbreed taxi cars, which is 6% of the complete taxi fleet. We are functioning to convert 50% of the taxi fleet to hybrid cars and trucks by 2021. These vehicles produce 33% less carbon exhausts compared to other cars and trucks. Hybrid and electric lorries will certainly comprise at the very least 10% of brand-new vehicles bought by RTA between 2016 and 2020. RTA participates in the Eco-Friendly Vehicle Meeting, and the International Seminar on Future Mobility. RTA additionally arranged a specialist workshop for entities in the area of environmentally-friendly automobiles and their advertising," added HE Mattar Al Tayer.

HE Mattar Al Tayer noted that RTA has embraced a project to study the demands for electric-vehicle billing stations and their locations in Dubai. RTA is presently preparing specifications standards for charging stations when it come to access. It will be finished before end of this year. RTA teamed up with DEWA in developing 10 electrical battery charger terminals at RTA's multi-level car park structure.

DEWA has actually installed 100 battery chargers in different areas in Dubai. DEWA cooperated with significant designers and stakeholders consisting of Emaar, Nakheel, Dubai Silicon Sanctuary Authority, and Dubai Design Area (D3), to identify one of the most appropriate areas to build the Green Chargers throughout Dubai. Areas include Dubai Airports, Dubai District, RTA, mall, petroleum stations, resorts, and parking areas.

Both DEWA and RTA work under the umbrella of the Dubai Supreme Council of Power, to achieve the Dubai Green Mobility initiative, to advertise the use of electrical and hybrid vehicles, to reduce carbon exhausts within the transportation sector, which is the Second-highest gas-emission creating sector in Dubai. This abides by the Dubai Plan 2021, and the Dubai Clean Power Approach 2050, to transform Dubai right into the city with the most affordable carbon footprint worldwide by 2050, and the Dubai Carbon Reduction Technique to lower carbon discharges by 16% by 2021.

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy works to enhance using crossbreed and electric vehicles in Dubai. Directive number 1 of 2016 issued by Supreme Council of Power, has actually established a target for government organisations to consist of crossbreed and electrical vehicles in their fleets. Hybrid and electrical lorries must make up at the very least 10% of brand-new cars and trucks bought in between 2016 and 2020. The target is that by 2020, 2% of all automobiles in Dubai are either electric or hybrid vehicles. This target is set to raise to 10% by 2030.

DEWA is the first government organisation to add high-performance electrical automobiles to its fleet. This supports Dubai's aspiration to accomplish a 10% rise in the total number of crossbreed and electric cars being used by 2030. DEWA is the first government organisation to make this ambition a reality.