Tadweer sets the stage for electric heavy-duty truck adoption in the UAE

Tadweer sets the stage for electric heavy-duty truck adoption in the UAE

Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), the sole custodian of waste management for Abu Dhabi emirate in partnership with waste management sub-contractor Averda, has started operating the first battery-electric refuse truck in the UAE for household waste collection in Abu Dhabi.

Tadweer’s investment also marks the first acquisition of a fully electric heavy-duty truck in the Middle East and the first fully electric Renault truck outside Europe.

Mark Woods, senior advisor, Tadweer, said the introduction of a 100 percent electric truck in the company’s waste management operations reflects its “unwavering commitment to building a sustainable and integrated waste management system” in line with the Abu Dhabi Environment Vision 2030 and the UAE Net Zero 2050 initiative.

He said the announcement coincides with the declaration of 2023 as the ‘Year of Sustainability’ and the hosting of the COP 28 Climate Change Conference in the UAE.”

The Renault D Wide E-Tech Electric truck with GVWR of 27 tonnes and 6x2 axle configuration is equipped with a 23m3 Farid electric garbage compactor by Gorica Group. The truck was manufactured in France and imported by Al Masaood Commercial Vehicles & Equipment Division, the sole distributor of Renault Trucks in Abu Dhabi.

One of the immediate goals for Tadweer and