Abu Dhabi Department Of Energy Showcase Emirate’s Success At Australian Energy Week 2019
His
Excellency outlined Abu Dhabi’s programme for energy transformation and plans
to diversify energy sources and promote renewable energy.
Australian
Energy Week 2019 has recently concluded that took place between June 11 and
14. His Excellency Eng. Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of the Abu
Dhabi Department of Energy has addressed more than 500 local and
international energy leaders and decision makers Dubai
Directory. His
Excellency outlined Abu Dhabi’s programme for energy transformation and plans
to diversify energy sources and promote renewable energy. H.E Al Marara also
tackled opportunities and challenges that the energy sector is facing locally
and globally.
The
DoE delegation attended the event as part of an official visit to Australia to
strengthen partnerships and facilitate the exchange of expertise between the
emirate of Abu Dhabi Dubai Expo News and leading Australian
government entities.
“The
spike in global demand for energy is an opportunity to align efforts and
increase reliance on clean and renewable energy,” H.E. Al Marar said in his
speech, noting that having International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
headquarters in Abu Dhabi Media Marketing Dubai will constantly contribute its
efforts to withhold its position as a global leader in clean energy.
The
DoE chairman also outlined the massive progress that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
has made in the energy sector at the regional and global levels as part of its
programme to transition towards clean energy. The initiative was launched in
2013 when His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the
UAE, inaugurated Shams 1, the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant in
operation after which the Middle East’s first peaceful UAE
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nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi which houses four reactors with a capacity of
1,400 MW each.
H.E
Al Marar highlighted Abu Dhabi’s dedication to investing in renewable energy
citing the Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant launched in early 2019 to be one of
the largest independent solar power plant at a cost of AED 3.2 billion and with
a production capacity of nearly 1,777 MW. These projects are in line with the
Emirate’s plan on clean energy sources with an increase of 7% in 2020, 25% in
2030 and 50% in 2050, H.E explained.
“Abu
Dhabi has an ambitious programme to promote renewable and clean energy
sources,” said H.E. Al Marar. “Our participation in the Australian Energy Week
offered us a prominent Business Interviews Dubai platform to showcase the tenets
of this programme, and to introduce industry leaders from Australia and the
world to Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s capabilities, infrastructure, logistics, and
appeal to investors, underlining its geographic and strategic importance as a
global energy capital.”
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