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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a high-level delegation from Veolia, the international company specialised in environmental services, energy, and water supply and management. The delegation included Patrice Fonlladosa, Chairman of Veolia Middle East and Africa, Xavier Joseph, CEO of Veolia Middle East, Anas Derraz, Director of Strategic Partnerships in the Middle East, and Alex Musallam, DB Director for the Middle East. Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence also attended the meeting.
The visit aimed to enhance cooperation between the two parties in energy and water, as well as exchange best practices, experiences, and global practices.
Al Tayer welcomed the delegation and highlighted the importance of fruitful cooperation between the two parties. He reviewed DEWA’s programmes, plans, and projects to achieve the directives of the wise leadership to strengthen the UAE's global leadership. DEWA provides electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability and efficiency.
Al Tayer noted that DEWA works tirelessly to build a robust infrastructure to enhance its total production capacity, which is currently 10,200MW of electricity and 470 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day (MIGD) to meet Dubai’s current and future water demand and complementing the Emirate’s urban expansion and socio-economic growth.
Al Tayer was briefed on Veolia’s services in the UAE. These included solutions in water desalination, innovative environmental services, sewage purification, among others. The delegation also expressed interest in participating in DEWA’s projects and initiatives.
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