In 2016, DEWA won 6 awards during the 19th Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP). DEWA received awards in the categories of
EFQM Global Award
DEWA has received the Global Award with the highest from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) for the second time. DEWA is the first organization outside Europe to receive this prestigious global award, and from the first time with the highest score in the history of the EFQM in 2021