{"id":"dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","canonicalSlug":"dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","language":"en","title":"Dubai energy council and airports discuss sustainable infrastructure plans","summary":"DEWA chief Saeed Al Tayer and Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths reviewed cooperation, airport expansion and energy-efficiency goals.","body":["Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice-chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and managing director and CEO of DEWA, met Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths on 17 October to discuss coordination under their strategic partnership. WAM reported that the meeting reviewed projects and solutions for infrastructure development and sustainable growth.","Al Tayer said Dubai Airports, including the planned expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport, were strategically important to plans to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. He cited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park’s current 4,660 MW capacity and a target exceeding 8,000 MW by 2030. The account describes discussion and goals; it does not announce a new airport contract or approved project."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Dubai energy council and airports discuss sustainable infrastructure plans\n\nDEWA chief Saeed Al Tayer and Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths reviewed cooperation, airport expansion and energy-efficiency goals.\n\nSaeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice-chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and managing director and CEO of DEWA, met Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths on 17 October to discuss coordination under their strategic partnership. WAM reported that the meeting reviewed projects and solutions for infrastructure development and sustainable growth.\n\nAl Tayer said Dubai Airports, including the planned expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport, were strategically important to plans to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. He cited the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park’s current 4,660 MW capacity and a target exceeding 8,000 MW by 2030. The account describes discussion and goals; it does not announce a new airport contract or approved project.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["power","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-17","eventDateBasis":"source publication date","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T14:34:10Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-20T14:34:10Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-20T14:26:38Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-17","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17h8mxy-supreme-council-energy-discusses-with-dubai","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting a meeting between Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Dubai Airports","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-17"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/dubai-dubai-airports-dewa-sustainability-cooperation"},"corrections":[],"locations":[{"id":"dubai","name":{"ar":"دبي","en":"Dubai","es":"Dubái","fr":"Dubaï","pt":"Dubai","ru":"Дубай","tr":"Dubai"},"type":"city","source":{"url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17h8mxy-supreme-council-energy-discusses-with-dubai","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting a meeting between Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Dubai Airports","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-17"},"context":{"ar":"تطور أو نشاط مُعلن في دبي.","en":"Reported development or activity in Dubai.","es":"Desarrollo o actividad comunicados en Dubái.","fr":"Développement ou activité signalé à Dubaï.","pt":"Desenvolvimento ou atividade relatados no Dubai.","ru":"Сообщаемое развитие или деятельность в Дубае.","tr":"Dubai’de bildirilen gelişme veya faaliyet."},"countryCode":"AE"}],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"AE","subdivisionCode":"AE-DU"}],"evidenceBasis":["plan","agreement"],"measurementPeriod":null}}