EXCLUSIVE: Ducab’s first Emirati CEO boosts focus on safety, sustainability – MEP MiddleEast

EXCLUSIVE: Ducab’s first Emirati CEO boosts focus on safety, sustainability – MEP MiddleEast

UAE-based cable manufacturing company, Ducab Group's Group CEO, Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al Mutawa, who is also Ducab's first Emirati Group CEO appointment, has confirmed that he will focus strongly on safety, sustainability, and renewable energy in the years ahead.

Ducab HV supplies home-grown cables and accessories to Phase 5 Project of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Solar Park), which is the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The MBR Solar Park has already successfully energised the 132kV system for Phase 3 of the plant.

Speaking to MEP Middle East's sister-concern Construction Week in an exclusive interview, Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al Mutawa said: “In addition to cable and accessory supply, Ducab HV will be responsible for cable installation as the cable sub-contractor appointed by Shanghai Electric of China.

“We are currently delivering 70km out of the 275km of 132 kV cables to Phase 5. Through such work, we are proud to be supporting DEWA to achieve the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aims to provide 75% of Dubai's total power output from clean energy by 2050.”

Commenting on Ducab's contribution to the solar energy sector, Al Mutawa adds: “Our SolarBICC cable lines