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Media IN DUBAI, 4th July, 2019 (WAM)
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has organised the second France-DEWA Business Forum, in collaboration with the French Business Council in Dubai and the Northern Emirates and Business France.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, welcomed French participants, headed by Ludovic Pouille, Ambassador of the France to the UAE; Raja Rabia, Consul General of France to Dubai, Geoffroy Bunetel, President of the French Business Council in Dubai and the Northern Emirates; representatives of French companies in the UAE, and senior Dewa officials.
Al Tayer in his speech emphasised the importance of strengthening cooperation and French companies contributing to electricity and water projects in Dubai and the UAE as well as their forming strategic partnerships with DEWA, especially in generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, energy efficiency, digital transformation, and automation.
Dewa has an installed capacity of 11,100 megawatts (MW) of electricity and 470 Million Imperial Gallons (MIG) of water per day.
Said Pouille said, “Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, together with the French Business Council in Dubai & Northern Emirates and in collaboration with Business France have demonstrated the strength of the French Emirati cooperation and partnership by organising this France-DEWA Business Forum 2019 for future of energy, water and innovation.
