This assessment comes in line with the vision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, aiming to promote sustainable development and global position of Dubai while preserving the environment and natural resources from pollution, and also in line with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy’s strategy, which focuses on ensuring energy supply, meeting growing energy requirements in Dubai and diversifying energy sources. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA said: “This study is a major step toward the implementation of the energy diversification strategy adopted by Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy in which coal is set to become part of Dubai’s energy portfolio. The strategy aims to diversify energy sources to ensure energy supply and meet the growing energy demands in Dubai.
The study was divided into two phases. In the first phase, the selected consultant will conduct a preliminary analysis on the type of technology, the type of coal and sourcing strategy which best suit DEWA’s requirements, to include logistics and infrastructure requirements, as well as environmental impacts in association with the first coal-based power plant for DEWA. The second phase comprises setting technical and business specifications to implement and establish coal-based power plant after the request of bid submission and assessment,” His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer further added. Al Tayer MD & CEO of DEWA expressed his satisfaction with the number of bids received from international organizations in this vital field which reflects the confidence and the desire of investors to invest in such large-scale projects that are adopted and supported by the Government of Dubai.
This tender has received world-wide response, as more than 16 national and international consultancy companies expressed their wish to participate in the tender to study the economic technology of generation energy by using clean coal.
DEWA is expected to finish this study in September 2011, and afterward there will be another study for second phase in the last quarter of current year.
