UAE launched 11 environmentally-friendly energy projects worth AED159 billion in 2022: Suhail Al Mazrouei

UAE launched 11 environmentally-friendly energy projects worth AED159 billion in 2022: Suhail Al Mazrouei

ABU DHABI, 15th January, 2023 (WAM) -- Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said the UAE has launched 11 environmentally-friendly energy projects worth AED159 billion in 2022.

In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Mazrouei stated that the UAE’s clean energy production in 2021 totalled 7,035.75 megawatts (MW), underscoring the country's pioneering efforts in the clean energy sector.

He also highlighted the launch of the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, the first unified energy strategy by the UAE, which aims to integrate the renewable and clean energy mix to achieve a balance between economic needs and climate goals, in addition to reducing dependency on other fuel sources over the next three decades.

He added that the UAE has adopted, in order to ensure the renewable energy sector's sustainability, the latest innovations that drive the path of sustainable development, noting that the UAE was among the first countries to ratify the Paris Agreement.

He then pointed out that the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure established the features of the energy sector's future for the upcoming 50 years, by revising the National Energy Strategy 2050, drafting the National Hydrogen Strategy, and relying on the achievements already accomplished over the past