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Dubai, UAE, 23 December, 2014: The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy's Demand Side Management Executive Committee has held its sixth meeting at its headquarters, chaired by HE Ahmed Butti Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Chairman of the Executive Committee. The meeting was attended by Yousef Jebril, Executive Vice President of Power and Water Planning at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Vice Chairman of the Committee, Abdullah Rafee, Assistant Director of the General-Engineering and Planning Division at Dubai Municipality, Taher Diab, Director of Strategy and Planning, and Faisal Rashid, Director of Demand Side Management at the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Graeme Sims, Executive Director of the Regulatory and Supervisory Bureau for Electricity & Water in Dubai, Stephane Le Gentil, CEO of Etihad ESCO, Samer Khoudeir, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Empower, Shamma Al Rahmah, Manager of Business Planning and Performance Management at Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), Abdul Khaliq Al Shamsi, Deputy Director of the Road Maintenance Department at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and the committee members.
“The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy's Demand-Side Executive Committee has been formed in line with the Green Economy for Sustainable Development initiative launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the UAE National Agenda 2021. The Committee supervises implementing the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 to reduce energy demand by 30% by 2030,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy.
“We have a clear vision to establish Dubai as a global role model in energy efficiency and security, in addition to investing in renewable and low-carbon energy projects and Smart Dubai initiatives,” added Al Tayer.
“The Demand Side Management strategy, which is part of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, is the first of its kind in the region. It will provide new opportunities for energy service providers and energy sustainability and efficiency companies,” said Al Muhairbi.
The meeting discussed the key achievements that the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and its government partners have made to achieve Dubai's vision to increase efficiency of energy use as an important element to enhance the competitiveness and economic sustainability of the Emirate.
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy launched the Demand Side Management strategy in June 2013. The Executive Committee oversees implementing the strategy, which has eight programmes to manage energy demand. These include regulations for green building construction, retrofitting of existing buildings, district cooling, wastewater reuse, laws and standards to raise efficiency, and energy-efficient street lighting. The energy demand side management strategy uses enabling mechanisms in line with international best practices and similar programmes implemented throughout the world including capacity-building, public awareness and appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks, information systems, and measurement, and funding mechanisms for the Emirate of Dubai.
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