KHALEEJ TIMES, Sunday, Aug 29, 2021 | Muharram 21, 1443
Dewa installs 15 EV Green Charger stations at Expo 2020 Dubai
Emirates:
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
(Dewa) has installed 15 electric vehicle (EV) Green Charger stations at Expo
2020 Dubai’s pavilions: Opportunity; Sustainability and Mobility.
The Green Chargers will serve the electric
vehicles visitors to the Expo. Dewa has installed five Green Chargers at each
pavilion, enough to charge 30 electric vehicles simultaneously, in addition to
two stations currently being built at the Expo office.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and
chief executive of Dewa, said that installing 17 Green Charger stations at Expo
2020 Dubai is part of Dewa’s efforts to support the vision of the wise
leadership to host the best edition of the Expo in Dubai. This also supports the
Smart Dubai initiative launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai
the smartest and happiest city in the world.
“As the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of
Expo 2020 Dubai, Dewa has allocated Dh4.26 billion to support infrastructure
projects for electricity and water networks at the exhibition, using the latest
smart systems. It will also supply Expo 2020 Dubai with clean energy from the
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in
the world,” added Al Tayer.
Dewa has installed over 300 Green Chargers across
Dubai. It provides a free charging service at public charging stations for
non-commercial EV owners registered in the Green Charger service until December
31, 2021.