DUBAI 28 July 2020: Dubai aims to meet 7 per cent of its energy needs from nuclear power by 2030, according to Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa).
“…we strive to achieve the targets of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and its fifth pillar focused on creating an environment-friendly energy mix comprising solar energy 25 per cent, nuclear power 7 per cent, clean coal 7 per cent and gas 61 per cent by 2030. The mix will gradually increase the employment of clean energy sources to 75 per cent by 2050, making Dubai the city with the lowest carbon footprint in the world,” he said.
Abu Dhabi has already begun to produce nuclear power at its Barakh plant. The question is: will Dubai source nuclear power from Abu Dhabi or set up its own nuclear power plant?
Decision No. 06 of 2020 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai appointed members of the Dubai Nuclear Energy Committee (DNEC) Al Tayer was named Chairman of DNEC. He headed a meeting of the committee via video conference.
The committee members include Waleed Salman as Vice Chairman, Dr. Riad Belhoul, Dr. Abdulkader Al Khayat, Dr. Ali Mohammed Shaheen Ahmed and Youssef Jebril.
During the meeting, the committee discussed the work plan for the next stage. Jacopo Buongiorno, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Engineering, MIT, highlighted the latest global technological breakthroughs in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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