Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) | DEWA wins largest number of main category awards at 21st Dubai Government Excellence Program

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has presented Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) with 6 awards at the 21st Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) Awards. The Awards in the large government entities category included Dubai Giving, People-of-Determination-Friendly Government Entity, Best Entity in Customers’ Happiness, and Best Entity in Innovative Administrative Initiative. In the Dubai Excellence Medals category, Sara Ali Al Zarooni, Distribution Occurrence Analysis Engineer, received the Dubai Medal for Best Field Employee, and Mohammad Javed Mohammad from the Administration department, received the Unknown Soldier Medal.

“On behalf of all DEWA staff, I extend my thanks and gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the leader of excellence and creativity that has advanced government work in Dubai to the highest international levels. We promise His Highness to continue our hard work, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and our success and excellence. This supports the vision of our wise leadership to anticipate and shape the future, and harness creativity and excellence in DEWA’s daily work; improving our performance, efficiency and services as much as possible. We work to keep pace with rapid technological developments by providing an encouraging environment to find the best creative solutions. I also thank both His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of DEWA, and His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, for their continuous support for government excellence in Dubai,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

“Receiving these awards in the Year of Zayed carries special importance as we recall the efforts of the late Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum in making achievements and promoting government work in the UAE to the highest levels,” added Al Tayer.

“Receiving the Dubai Giving, the People of Determination Friendly Government Entity award, and Best Entity in Customers’ Happiness award, is a measure of DEWA’s commitment to meet the needs of society to achieve the UAE Vision 2021, to build a cohesive society and preserved identity, and the Dubai Plan 2021 for Dubai to be a city of happy, creative, and empowered people who live in an inclusive and cohesive society. Receiving the Best Entity in the Innovative Administrative Initiative for the Independent Power Producer (IPP) initiative in DEWA’s solar power projects, confirms the world-class results achieved by DEWA, which has set a new global standard by achieving world-class prices in solar power prices per kilowatt/hour. DEWA has attracted huge investments, resulting in massive cash inflows into Dubai and the UAE economy,” concluded Al Tayer.

Al Tayer thanked DGEP officials and commended the award organisers, emphasising that the DGEP has helped to motivate government organisations and encourage them to adopt excellence and creativity to develop government work in Dubai to the highest international standards, to achieve the happiness of customers and society in general. He also thanks all DEWA staff for their continuous efforts.