Jafza Records Approx AED 3.8 Million In Annual Electricity Savings In Key Areas

Jafza, the flagship entity of Economic Zones World (EZW), announced on the occasion of World Environment Day that it has been steadily energising its green efforts and actively managing utility usage to ensure minimal impact on the environment. The Free Zone has managed to save 4700KWH of electricity and AED 3.8 million in one year by curbing electricity consumption in buildings 14, 15, and 16.

As part of World Environment Day celebrations and its overall strategy to contribute to long-term business and community sustainability, EZW extended its support for the third consecutive year, to an event organised by the Ministry of Environment and Water at Dubai Mall on the 4th & 5th June, 2011. Jafza promoted environmental awareness by distributing information encouraging people to take daily measures to conserve energy and reduce their carbon footprint at the event.

Dr. Eng. Hamad Al Hashimi, MD, DIT and SVP, Corporate Communication, EZW said: “Economic Zones World has continually focused on corporate responsibility with respect to Community, Environment, Marketplace and Workplace and this forms an essential part of our operations. By participating in World Environment Day celebrations this year again we in Jafza encourage sustainable actions and environmental awareness in the community. Being mindful of one’s carbon footprint, relevant to this region and country in particular, will go a long way in ensuring sustainability. We have adopted many measures within the UAE and also in our projects across the globe and we hope to keep improving our carbon management and environmental activities.”

Specific measures undertaken by Jafza to save energy include the installation of timer controlled devices and photocells in parking areas, corridors and other parts of the buildings. Buildings 18 and 19 have been fitted with LED lights that consume less electricity.

Water saving devices have also been installed in office buildings resulting in 23% water savings. Additionally all sewage water and water drained from air conditioning units is recycled and used for irrigation. Refrigerants are also recycled and reused to minimise the free zone’s carbon footprint. Paper and aluminium can recycling bins were introduced a few years ago to encourage people to recycle.

EZW also extends its green strategies to its logistics developments and warehouses. In 2009, Jafza mandated all facility developments to follow green building standards and ensures its customers adhere strictly to them. This includes adding energy saving facilities, ensuring there are no ’over design’ items like roof Lightning Protection systems, optimising loads and a host of other measures.

Six months ago, EZW subsidiary Gazeley delivered in Jafza its first, state-of-the-art built-to-suit, environmentally efficient logistics facility in the Middle East. Featuring an array of eco- friendly measures, the 63,000 square metre distribution centre was built for global supply chain management company, CEVA Logistics. The project incorporates a wide range of sustainable features including solar powered lighting, the use of recycled and locally sourced materials and state-of-the-art warehouse lighting, complete with motion detectors and dimming controls; a system that uses at least 20% less energy than normal lighting. The suite of eco-initiatives helped the project achieve a LEED Silver rating.

The free zone operator’s other recent green initiatives include ‘think green’ campaigns, planting indigenous trees, 800 this year alone, and various other activities for environmental events such as Earth Hour, Earth Day and Clean Up UAE among others. This year, Jafza conducted a Recycling Awareness Campaign with Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) for the third consecutive year. The Free Zone collected 160 kilogrammes of used aluminum cans by placing dedicated recycling boxes for the campaign throughout key areas in the free zone including food courts, office buildings and labour camps.

Ducab Consolidates Its Cables Copper Products Portfolio At Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2011

Dubai Cable Company (Ducab), one of the leading manufacturers of power cables in the Middle East, will be showcasing its entire range of energy cables, connect accessories and copper products at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2011 (MEEE). The move comes as the organization looks to highlight its production capabilities while broadening its product range in 2011. Ducab aims to be prominently represented at stand 7E10, Hall 7, at the 36th edition of Middle East Electricity, which takes place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from 8th to 10th February 2011.

Ducab’s MEEE participation is going to serve as a platform to interact with the majority of UAE based loyal customers who have been the strength of Ducab, more so during the challenging times in the recent past. By offering top quality cables & copper products including drawn wires, conductors and rods, Ducab has established itself as a brand of first choice by most users in the market. The company has established a copper rod mill as part of a backwards integration system where internationally sourced copper cathode is converted into highest grade rods and drawn into wires. These rods, which Ducab started manufacturing in 2008, are one of the main constituent of Ducab’s cables, but are also sold separately and exported to many countries outside of the Middle East region.

“There are several exciting developments occurring at Ducab, including the introduction of the HV /EHV range of cables going up to 400,000 volts. There is also a drive to establish regional and international market presence through a network that sees us come into closer proximity with our customers. We are looking forward to meeting our customers and stakeholders in person during the Middle East Electricity exhibition, and take advantage of the significant markets interest our products garnered through 2010 participation,” said Andrew Shaw, Ducab Managing Director.

Ducab is already exploring regional markets, but wants to use events like Middle East Electricity 2011 to expand its manufacturing presence and customer profile to key regional markets. While the UAE remains the cable manufacturer’s core market, countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Asia and parts of Europe look particularly promising in terms of business development. At current point in time, Ducab’s products are sold in over 40 countries worldwide, with approximately 65-70% of Ducab’s total sales made in the UAE.

“We consider MEEE an excellent platform to network with purchasers and decision-makers in the industry, and we are looking forward to a successful week ahead. We aim to highlight new additions to our product range, while simultaneously highlighting Ducab’s commitment to excellent customer service and engineering,” he added.

MEEE has firmly established itself as the meeting place for industry professionals wishing to network with, and source solutions from, local and international companies offering end-to-end solutions for the power generation, lighting, water, nuclear and new & renewable energy industries. The 2010 iteration of the show was attended by over 45,000 industry professionals, purchasers, and decision-makers.

Ashish Chaturvedy, Marketing Manager, Ducab said, "Ducab actively participates at MEEE every year. The show provides a great opportunity for us to interact with existing and potential contractors, developers and consultants from Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asian region whilst allowing us to showcase our complete range of copper products, cables and cable accessories. MEEE 2010 served as an excellent platform to launch the new Ducab Connect product range of cable accessories and renew relationships with supply chain partners alike, and we look forward to a highly successful 2011 event.”

“We want to highlight the fact that Ducab, in addition to adding new volume capabilities with Ducab HV in 2011, is working to expand its offerings with products tailored to market demand, and the specific needs of our client,” he concluded.
 

Dubai Electricity And Water Authority Signs 5 Contracts For New Projects As Part Of WETEX Exhibition, At A Cost Up To One Billion Dirhams

On the second day of The activities of the 13th Water, Energy, & Environment Exhibition 2011 (WETEX), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) celebrated the signing of 5 new contracts for power and water projects in a bid to support its infrastructure and boost the efficiency of grids and networks to meet the growth of demand for its services. This comes in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The contracts were signed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer MD & CEO of DEWA representing Dubai Electricity and Water Authority with the representatives of DEWA’s partners and contractors’ which were selected to execute these contracts.

At the beginning of the ceremony, HE Saeed Al Tayer stated, “I would like, on this occasion to welcome DEWA’s partners and contractors who have cooperated with it for years to execute its projects in different sectors. And today, we are here for the signing of more contracts for new projects.”

HE Al Tayer pointed out that DEWA assumes its responsibilities in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and in compliance with DEWA’s strategy, which is part of Dubai’s strategy aiming to provide reliable infrastructure capable of meeting all the requirements of electricity and water necessary for the march towards development. These directives are being executed according to a systematic approach to meet the growth of demand for DEWA’s services.

“We are here today to sign 5 contracts for new big electricity and water projects at a total cost up to one billion Dirhams,” HE Al Tayer further added.

The first contract includes the construction of AL Ghafat Reservoirs Phase 1 & 2 with capacity of 120Million Imperial Gallons (MIG) and at a total cost of AED 285,000,000. The contractor of this contract is M/s Pratibha Industries Ltd.

The second contract was signed with M/s APINA, Spain, to set up and construct an inlet air chilling for Gas Turbines at “L” Station , Phase I at Gebel Ali. After completion of this project, DEWA will generate additional power of approximate 108 MW from 3 Gas Turbines from “L” Station at peak summer season and it will improve efficiency of Gas turbines.

 As for the third contract, it includes 132 KV cable laying works at a cost of AED 100,000,000 and at total length of 230 km. The contractor of the project is M/s Emirates Electrical Engineering LLC.

The fourth contract was made with M/s Siemens LLC. It includes the supply, installation, testing, commissioning of five Nos. series reactor stations at generating stations with 400 KV OHL, at a cost up to AED 372,000,000.

The fifth contract was signed too with M/s Siemens A.G, and it relates to the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of SCADA/EMS/DTS system for transmission control centres, at a cost up to AED 97,000,000.

At the end of the ceremony, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer MD & CEO of DEWA stressed the importance of executing such projects according to contractual time schedules so that they can be duly put into service. Meanwhile, HE pledged that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will provide all possible facilities to contractors to ensure that these projects will be properly executed in compliance with environmental standards, on which it places higher priorities.
 

DEWA Announces 8.91% Increase In The Generation Of Electricity And 4.58% Increase In Supply Of Water

Dubai Government Media Office stated today that the Dubai Electricity and Water (DEWA) has achieved over the past months a series of important strides, which reflected positively on the production of electricity and desalinated water in Dubai. These important record increases in power and water production during the first quarter of this year comes within the framework of DEWA’s efforts to effectively promote and support the business environment in Dubai by providing the necessary resources especially electricity power and desalinated water in order to meet the growing demands of the emirate’s community and to support its projects’ development in various fields.

Dubai Government Media Office reported today the announcement of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority confirming its achievements through an increase of 8.91% in the generation of electricity and 4.58% in the supply of water in Dubai. The Authority commissioned a new power generation unit at station (M) with a capacity of 234 MW, during the first quarter of this year. This is in addition to the commissioning of the last station (L) phase-2 power generation unit of 226 MW capacity and water desalination plant which have been fully commissioned in the last quarter of 2009. Apart from this, DEWA has enhanced the existing power plant capacity by 139 MW.

H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) stated that the Authority’s achievements within the past few months confirm its commitments towards Dubai’s Government in continuing its development at a steady pace and to move forward in the implementation of vital projects, especially the infrastructure, which has long characterized Dubai, as one of the pillars of its comprehensive development system.

“The generation of electricity during the first quarter of this year amounted to 5838 Gigawatt hours and registered a high record of 8.91% compared to generation which amounted to 5360 Gigawatt hours during the same period of 2009,” H.E. Al Tayer said.

"The quantities of water supplied during the first quarter of 2010 reached 21773 million gallons of water compared to the amount supplied in first quarter of last year, which was 20820 million gallons. This amounts to a percentage increase of 4.58 %. The increase in production of electricity and water comes in response to consumers’ needs and the development projects in various economic and social sectors in Dubai,” he added.
The production capacity for the station (L) phase-2 is 1393 MW and 55 million gallons of desalinated water per day, while the production capacity of the station (M) amounts to 2000 MW and 140 million gallons of water.

It is noteworthy that the installed production capacity of the authority in 2009 amounted to 6997 MW, compared with the year 2008, which reached its production capacity to 6676 MW. The authority also increased the productive capacity of water desalination in 2009 to 330 million gallons per day, compared with 275 million gallons per day in the year 2008. The total installed capacity of the current production is 7596 MW for power and 330 million gallons of desalinated water per day.
 

Dubai Electricity And Water Authority Participates In ’Yesterday’s Heritage For Tomorrow’s Generation’

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) today announced its participation in the summer activities organized by the Architectural Heritage department of Dubai Municipality by hosting special activities for children on the importance of protecting the environment through energy conservation.

Held at the ‘Dar Al Nadwa’ in the Bastakiya District, the activities are open to students and the children of DEWA employees for three days a week from 5 – 30 July, 2009.

‘Splashy’ and ‘Sparky’, DEWA’s mascots representing water and electricity, are adding to the edutainment part of the event with their exciting presence. Distributing gifts such as books, clothing apparel and toys, both characters are contributing to raising awareness among children on the need to save energy.

DEWA’s participation comes as part of its emirate-wide endeavour to offer advice on the methods of conserving energy and encouraging consumers to reduce their consumption rates during the peak summer hours.

Amal Koshak, Senior Manager – Demand and Tariff Management, DEWA, said: “There is no doubt that protecting the environment by not depleting our natural resources is an urgent national priority. We urge every segment of society to support us in this noble cause and help us disseminate the message to the largest number of stakeholders.

“Our participation in ‘Yesterday’s Heritage for Tomorrow’s Generation’ stems from our deep conviction in the value of educating the community on various energy conservation methods. Instilling the habit of saving power to reduce environmental damage among children will significantly help shape a healthy environment for the next generation.”

DEWA recently participated for the sixth consecutive year at the annual Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) extravaganza through leveraging its presence at Modhesh World to educate the general public on the importance of energy conservation. In addition, it is aggressively hosting a spectrum of other activities to educate the residents of Dubai on the importance of conserving natural resources, including distributing devices that help reduce water and electricity consumption at home.

’Safe Home Campaign’ The Newly Launched Initiative By Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) Reaches Out To The Community

In order to spread awareness across the community at large, the newly launched ‘Safe Home Campaign’ by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is steering itself through select DEWA Customer Care Centers and Eros Digital Home Stores, and reaching out to people visiting these centers in Dubai. This educational campaign aims at raising awareness about the causes of electrical fires, by giving easy tips on how to be ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ this summer, through specially set up kiosks at Eros Digital Home outlets located at Deira City Center, Mall of the Emirates, Lamcy Plaza and Arabian Center. Kiosks are also set up across DEWA Customer Care Centers located at the DEWA Head Office at Garhoud, Al Wasel, Umm Al Ramool, and Al Tawar. Visitors are given educational leaflets about safety measures and are invited to fill in response forms indicating simple symptoms of fire that invariably tend to get ignored by householders. It has been noted that people expose themselves to electrical mishaps due to ignorance on their part. Many a times people tend to ignore simple symptoms as a result of the ideal human mindset that is conditioned to think that nothing bad will ever happen to them, maybe others.

Speaking on the extension of this initiative, HE Mr. Saeed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA said, “Safety is a major part of the DEWA strategy and play an active role in all our policies.” HE mentioned that this educational campaign is launched to maintain safety of our consumers

Mr. Sonjib Banerjee, Technical Director, Duval Messien, said, “The campaign aims to further percolate the message of ‘Safe Home’ across all households by inviting public to share information indicating electrical threat at their respective homes. Feedback and insight taken from the home safety research will be shared with DEWA to enable a fully integrated plan of safety in the home.”

Mr. Deepak Babani, CEO, Eros Group, said, “The extension of this drive to select DEWA Customer Care Centers and Eros Digital Home Stores further reinstates our endeavor towards the safety of homes across Dubai. As a leading regional distributor of electrical appliances and equipments, we have the aftercare responsibility towards our customers and the spread of this campaign only strengthens our pledge that people sleep assured that they have taken every precaution and are safe at home.’’

Dubai Electricity And Water Authority Hosts Awareness Workshops On Energy Conservation At Modesh World

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) today announced it is marking its sixth consecutive participation at the annual Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) extravaganza through leveraging its presence at Modhesh World to educate the general public on the importance of energy conservation.

DEWA’s announcement comes as part of its aggressive endeavour to help widen public awareness on reducing power consumption levels and the various modes that could be adopted to minimise electricity charges.

Through hosting a series of activities, including workshops, DEWA particularly aims to target the younger generation and instill in them the importance of caring for the environment. DEWA is also offering tips and guidelines to its consumers, both residents and companies, on ways to decrease their energy consumption.

Abdullah Al Hajri, Acting Executive Vice President – Customer Services, said: “Raising the awareness of our communities on the imperative need for energy conservation in Dubai is paramount to DEWA’s philosophy, and we intend to utilize all our resources to make residents aware of this extremely important activity. Our participation at Modhesh World is a testament to our efforts to ensure that our young generation is educated not only on the reasons for preserving our natural wealth, but are also provided with practical means on ways to do so. We believe there are many small steps that an individual can take to impact a concrete and positive change on the environment.”

Engineer Amal Koshak, Senior Manager – Demand and Tariff Management, DEWA, said: “We have tailored our presence at Modesh World this year to make it more informative. While in the past we focused purely on entertaining our visitors, this year we have added an educational element as part of our ambition to demonstrate the value of the environment and why it must be protected. We are also using our presence to thank all the individuals and organizations that have participated in the various energy conservation initiatives we have held recently.”

DEWA’s more recent ‘Best Consumer’ campaign rewarded 13 home consumers with cash prizes amounting to AED22,000, for reducing individual water and electricity consumption. The ‘Conservation for a Better Tomorrow’ campaign, which aimed to encourage Dubai students, schools and universities to decrease their energy consumption, helped participating institutions minimize the use of water by nearly 42 per cent.

Dubai Electricity And Water Authority Launches Energy Saving Campaign For Summer

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) today announced it has launched an emirate-wide awareness campaign to educate the general public about electricity peak load – between 12:00noon – 5:00pm in the summer months – which results in a 40 per cent increase in power consumption between morning and peak hours.

Aiming to encourage consumers to reduce their energy consumption during the specified peak hours, the awareness campaign will be rolled-out out throughout Dubai and inform the public on the various modes that could be adopted to minimise their electricity charges. It will include the distribution of leaflets and brochures to inform the industrial, commercial and residential customers on the need to conserve energy and the benefits that accrue to them as individuals and the wider community. The leaflets will also be provided to the staff and visitors to various government offices in addition to residential neighbourhoods.

During peak load times in the summer season, energy consumption in Dubai registers a dramatic increase, with air-conditioning alone accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the total power intake by residential and commercial users.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of DEWA, highlighted the important role played by DEWA in preserving Dubai’s energy resources in the face of the emirate’s increasing energy demands. He said: “We are conscious of our role as the energy provider to Dubai’s ever growing population. At the same time, we also appreciate the importance of preserving our natural resources for the benefit of the future generation. Our summer initiative aims to strengthen the awareness of the community for effectively contributing to this campaign.”

Engineer Amal Koshak, Senior Manager – Demand and Tariff Management, DEWA, stressed that DEWA’s main objective through this campaign is to promote the responsible use of electricity during peak hours. She said: “Instilling a culture of energy conservation is our primary objective of this summer campaign while also guiding our consumers for efficiently balancing their electricity usage during peak-load hours. People need to play an active role in the preservation of our environment and we are confident DEWA’s various education and motivational programmes will achieve that objective.”

DEWA’s awareness campaign highlights the small activities that individuals can do to decrease their electricity consumption. For example, switching off electrical appliances such as irons, washers and dryers, dish washers, water heaters and ovens during peak hours, as well as using moderate A/C temperature (24oC) in the occupied areas and raising it to 28o C or switching off in the unoccupied areas can impact a significant difference in power savings.

Spearheading the drive for energy conservation in the region, DEWA has been conducting several programmes and initiatives including the World Environment Day activities that saw it hosting a series of exhibitions and workshops on water and paper recycling.

DEWA’s more recent ‘Best Consumer’ campaign rewarded 13 home consumers with cash prizes amounting to AED22,000 for reducing individual water and electricity consumption. The ‘Conservation for a Better Tomorrow’ campaign, which aimed to encourage Dubai students, schools and universities to decrease their energy consumption, helped participating institutions minimize the use of water by nearly 42 per cent.

Kindergarten Starters Lands A Double Win In “Conservation For Better Tomorrow” Campaign

The Kindergarten Starters (KGS), a GEMS school, won two awards at the “Conservation for a Better Tomorrow campaign” organized by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) held at the Intercontinental, Festival City recently. The school came second in the schools category – the only Indian school to win an award – and Kavia Balaji, a Grade 5 student, came second in the student category for elementary schools.

The school received a cheque for AED 8,000 while the student was awarded a cheque for AED 2,000.
Aimed at enhancing awareness on conserving power and water, the campaign helped achieve a significant drop in electricity and water consuption in Dubai, with the schools saving 22 per cent power and 42 percent water.
Lawrence Hartnett, KGS, Principal said: “We are proud of the efforts of the students, teachers and staff in this competition; KGS was the only Indian school to receive an award. We thank DEWA for organizing this campaign which teaches students the importance of conserving water and energy. It encourages a culture of saving natural resources and preserving the environment.”

KGS reduced their electricity and water consumption by 15 per cent over the campaign period. The students were involved in several activities that helped reduce electricity and water use including: stopping the use of Fire-Hose for washing corridors and buses, Inserting shower-heads into some taps, ensuring that lights are switched off during breaks and regulating air-conditioners at a temperature of 24 degree Celsius.

“Our students reduced their usage of electricity and water to the bare minimum. At KGS, we are committed to raising awareness about the environment and go by the GEMS ethos of encouraging students to make positive contributions towards the community, “the principal added.