It will serve as the platform to commence discussions on public private partnerships (PPPs) to drive economic prosperity and increase investments in the energy sector.

Officials cited Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa’s) Hassyan power plant as an example for a PPP, currently in planning stage.

The first consultant service contract has been initiated for the first plant to produce electricity and water by an independent producer in Dubai.

A special study will be carried out on the strategic and general factors pertaining to this essential initiative.

The plant will produce 1,500 MW of electricity.

The energy forum, organized by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.