Digital DEWA bolsters partnership with China’s Huawei

Digital DEWA bolsters partnership with China’s Huawei

Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), signed an MoU with Huawei to accelerate digital transformation, decarbonisation and the development of a future-oriented power communication network. Digital DEWA and Huawei agreed to enhance the collaboration in the energy sector, transmission and distribution communication networks. “Our collaboration supports the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, which aims to develop an integrated system that employs AI in key areas in the UAE; and the UAE Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to strengthen the UAE’s position as a global hub towards achieving a competitive national economy that is based on knowledge, innovation and future technological applications,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director & CEO of DEWA. The two entities also agreed to collaborate on electric power digital transformation service, artificial intelligence (AI) platform for electric power, digital capacity enhancement to achieve carbon neutrality as well as data centres, charging networks and smart photovoltaic energy and energy storage systems. The MoU was signed during a visit to China by a delegation that was led by Al Tayer. During the visit to the headquarters of Huawei, Al Tayer met with the global information and communications technology firm’s senior