DUBAI: Saeed Mohammed Al-Tayer, CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and his accompanying delegation met with senior officials from Huawei in China. 

The two sides discussed boosting cooperation in energy storage, smart grids, digital transformation, cloud computing and electric vehicle charging stations, Emirates News Agency reported.

A memorandum of understanding was also signed between Digital DEWA, the digital arm of DEWA, and Huawei. 

The agreement focuses on speeding digital transformation, decarbonization, and the development of a future-oriented power communication network. This contributes to DEWA’s efforts in energy transformation, sustainability and net-zero. 

“We work with Huawei to exchange best practices and experiences and develop new technologies and solutions to enhance efficiency and sustainability in the electricity and water sectors and reduce the carbon emissions from the electricity production process,” Al-Tayer said. 

“We aim to achieve the UAE’s environmental goals, especially as the country is upscaling its climate ambition and gearing up to host COP28 in Expo City Dubai in November. 

“COP28 marks the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake, a comprehensive assessment of the progress made in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.”

Al-Tayer said that the partnership has yielded success in digital transformation in recent past years, particularly in innovation, disruptive technologies, smart grids, digital transformation, automation, cloud platforms, artificial intelligence, data security, and big data management.

During his visit, Al-Tayer met with Guo Ping, chairman of Huawei’s Supervisory Board, and discussed the successful opening of the world’s largest green data center, as recognized by Guinness World Records.

The data center was built at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai by Moro Data Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, in conjunction with Huawei.