Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) | Quote by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, on Emirati Women’s Day 2024

“We support the unique path set forth by the late Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, and supported by the wise directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s  Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (Mother of the Nation), to provide Emirati women with all necessary pillars of empowerment and support, and encourage them to play their essential and influential role in turning challenges into opportunities and advancing climate action. As the Year of Sustainability in the UAE was extended, and in light of the active and influential participation of women in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), hosted by the UAE at Expo City Dubai in November- December 2023, we are committed to expanding the contribution of women and youth in all fields of sustainable development. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s efforts to enhance the participation of Emirati women in anticipating and shaping the sustainable future have fostered the honourable and leading global achievements of several of DEWA’s female employees, especially in clean and renewable energy, making them an inspiring model to the women of the world. Emirati women have a constructive and effective presence that supports climate ambitions and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, accelerating the energy transition. Our female employees have proven their competitiveness and sense of responsibility in various aspects of national work. They continue to make optimal use of the positive and nurturing environment and the latest innovative technologies provided by DEWA to help them perform their responsibilities according to the highest standards of quality, efficiency and sustainability, achieve a balance between their family and professional lives, and unleash their creative energies to continue improving our society and our country,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

“We currently have 1,938 female employees working in all our divisions. This includes 836 female employees in the engineering and technical sector, and many female employees in leadership positions. Around 1,147 female employees occupy supervisory positions at DEWA. Emirati female employees constitute 84.57% of the total female workforce. We support DEWA Women’s Committee’s to ensure the female Emirati employees’ ongoing success and vital role in maintaining DEWA’s position as one of the best utilities in the world,” added Al Tayer.