DEWA completes 453 photovoltaic installations in Dubai

Units, part of the Shams Dubai initiative, have a total capacity of 18.7 MW. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has connected...

Dubai’s DEWA installing solar panels on 640 villas in Hatta

Project is in line with the Shams Dubai and Hatta Comprehensive Development Plan. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has begun...

EmiratesGBC organises roundtable to promote green building practices in the UAE

Roundtable was held under the theme ‘A business case for green buildings in the UAE’. According to a statement, the Emirates Green...

Jumeirah Luxury Living in deal with Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence

Agreement will help reduce carbon and greenhouse emissions within Jumeirah Luxury community. Jumeirah Luxury Living (JL) has announced that it has inked...

Etihad ESCO outfits DEWA centre with PV solar panels

Project is part of the Shams Dubai initiative. Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) has installed 144 photovoltaic (PV) solar panels over...

Masdar signs EPC contract to build wind farm in Oman

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is providing funding for the project. Masdar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract...

‘Dubai Lamp’ to be mandatory in new buildings in emirate

Developers, consultants and contractors received a memo about the use of the energy efficient bulb. The Dubai Municipality has made the use...

Khaled Bushnaq appointed regional chair of WorldGBC’s MENA network

WorldGBC is committed to advancing green buildings within the region and beyond. The Emirates Green Building Council’s (EmiratesGBC) Khaled Bushnaq has been...

$14m sustainable building launched in Fujairah

Ministry of Infrastructure Development project to have reduced energy consumption. The UAE government has announced the completion of a major cultural centre...