Dubai to retrofit 30,000 buildings over next seven years

Dubai to retrofit 30,000 buildings over next seven years

Dubai's Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has set an ambitious target of retrofitting 30,000 buildings by 2030 as well as saving 1.4 Terawatt hour (Twh) of electricity and 4.9 billion imperial gallons of water, which will effectively abate 1 million tonnes of CO2.

Till date, more than 5,300 buildings have been retrofitted, which has resulted in savings of 532 GWh of electricity and 347 MIG of water, stated DSCE officials at an awareness workshop organised for Dubai government entities.

During the event, the council highlighted the importance of energy retrofits associated with financing solutions and also audits for government entities.

At the workshop, the Department of Finance (DOF) displayed energy consumption trends and consumption-wise breakdown for Government entities from 2019 to 2022.

The department also emphasized a significant transitional change beginning in 2023, which entails Dubai Government entities being responsible for their own energy costs.

On the issue of decarbonising buildings, Engineer Faisal Ali Al Rashid, Senior Director, DSM Directorate at DSCE, urged large government entities to lead by example and leverage their unique position as role model by taking action on the DSCE directive and reducing their energy footprint, as the next step.

Ali Rashid also called upon them to conduct energy audits on all