LONDON: Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is leading a delegation from Dewa to London to encourage British companies to take part in clean and renewable energy projects in Dubai and the UAE and also to promote the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) annual $1 million global award to find sustainable solutions to water scarcity around the world.
Al Tayer met in London with Abdulrahman Ghanem Almutaiwee, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the UK, Graeme Lewis, Managing Director of Global Mobility at Air Energi, representatives from UK Trade & Investment, and a large number of leading British energy companies. He presented Dewa’s projects and initiatives on clean and renewable energy.
He stressed that the traditionally-robust trading relationship has grown stronger in recent years, reaching £12 billion (Dh63 billion) in 2015 in bilateral trade.
“This is one of the many reasons why some of Britain’s best-known firms have substantial operations in the UAE. They are a part of the 5,000 UK-based businesses that operate in the UAE and we want that number to increase. The UAE is the UK’s 12th largest trading partner. The UK is the greatest proponent of free trade and the UAE remains a hugely-attractive business opportunity. Over 100,000 British nationals live and work in the UAE, while over a million British tourists visit the country each year. This is mirrored by the thousands of Emiratis who come to the UK to visit, to work, or to study at your outstanding centres of academic excellence,” said Al Tayer.
