Digital DEWA strengthens strategic partnership with Huawei during China visit

  • Date: 12-Jul-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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Digital DEWA strengthens strategic partnership with Huawei during China visit

A delegation led by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), visited China, accompanied by Marwan Bin Haidar, Vice Chairman and Group CEO of Digital DEWA, and Waleed bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA. During his visit to the headquarters of Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company in Shenzhen, Guangdong, Al Tayer met with senior company officials. He was briefed on the company’s latest technologies, products and facilities. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Digital DEWA, the digital arm of DEWA, and Huawei. Al Tayer met with Guo Ping, Chairman of the Huawei Supervisory Board. The two sides discussed enhancing cooperation and exchanging experiences and best practices, particularly in energy storage, smart grids, digital transformation, cloud computing, and electric vehicle charging stations. The meeting also highlighted the successful launch of the first phase of the world’s largest green data centre, recognised by the Guinness World Records. The data centre, implemented by Moro Data Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, in collaboration with Huawei, is located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. Al Tayer also met