UAE to Revise Energy Strategy to Align with Climate Neutrality Goal

UAE to Revise Energy Strategy to Align with Climate Neutrality Goal

Emirati Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail al-Mazrouei said the ministry intends to start revising its energy strategy at the beginning of 2023 to align it to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Mazrouei said that the review of the energy strategy includes the expansion of renewable energy and the implementation of new projects in areas such as hydrogen energy, hydropower, and waste-to-energy conversion.

It will also include a study of solutions that can be followed regarding traditional methods of electricity production to examine the possibility of adopting carbon dioxide capture, in parallel with a survey about its cost.

The Minister said that the world had witnessed remarkable changes in recent years concerning the climate. The energy strategy review will contribute to determining the optimal mix for the UAE to achieve supply security and reach climate neutrality by 2050.

The minister explained that the volume of electricity production capacity currently amounts to about 35 gigawatts all over the country and will increase in the coming years with the entry of many new projects at total capacity.

Mazrouei was speaking ahead of the launch of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2022 (ADIPEC), which kicked off on Monday.

ADIPEC will be hosting 54 of the top