Dubai will not raise electricity tariffs as it expands clean energy sources, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), said on Wednesday.
Al Tayer made the comments on the sidelines of the 12th World Green Economy Summit, which opened at the Dubai World Trade Centre. He said DEWA continues to develop solar power and energy storage projects to improve the efficiency of the energy system, Emarat Al Youm reported.
The 2030 target capacity of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has been raised to 8,000 megawatts from 5,000 megawatts, Al Tayer said.
DEWA also raised its estimate of annual carbon dioxide emission reductions by 2030 to about 8 million tonnes, from 6.5 million tonnes.
The utility will announce in November the award results for solar power and storage projects that Al Tayer described as among the largest in the world in the energy sector. Work on those projects began about three years ago, he said.
DEWA generated 62.21 terawatt-hours of power in 2025, up 5.10% from 59.19 terawatt-hours in 2024. Clean power accounted for 10.10 terawatt-hours, or 16.23% of the total, and peak demand rose 5.83% to 11.39 gigawatts.
The comments come as fuel costs climb in the UAE. Super 98 petrol costs AED4.40 a liter in October, up from AED3.80 in September, under the country’s monthly fuel price setting.
