Around 10 per cent of Emirati homes in Dubai will start generating their own electricity by the end of this year.
Solar panels, as well as energy-saving lights and equipment, will be installed in the houses for free, with DEWA bearing all the expenses.
The initiative is part of Dubai’s 50-year charter announced earlier this year, to improve all aspects of life in the emirate.
DEWA has awarded the project to six contractors who will start work immediately.
Over 7,300 tonnes of UAE humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza
More than 7,300 tonnes of diverse relief aid have officially arrived at the Gaza Strip through the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian Ship.
UAE President gifts H.H. Sheikh Mohammed photo album celebrating shared journey
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi.
UAE condemns terrorist bombing targeting Pakistani police forces
The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a police vehicle in the Tank district of northwestern Pakistan that killed at least seven police personnel on Monday.
UAE welcomes US designation of Muslim Brotherhood branches as 'terrorists'
The UAE has welcomed the announcement by the administration of US President Donald Trump designating several branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as terrorist organisations.
More than 7,300 tonnes of diverse relief aid have officially arrived at the Gaza Strip through the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian Ship.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi.
The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a police vehicle in the Tank district of northwestern Pakistan that killed at least seven police personnel on Monday.
