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After the meeting, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: “The council has reviewed, in its 12th meeting, the latest updates and developments related to implementing Dubai’s Integrated Strategy of energy 2030. This strategy includes all the requirements and elements that can serve the council and the government’s aspirations. Further, we have focused on the effective policies in the field of energy, diversifying its sources, as well as demand management and resources sustainability.”

“In line with the strategy of the Dubai’s supreme Council of Energy regarding energy demand management, it has been agreed to put out a tender to appoint a specialist consultant to set Dubai’s Integrated Gas Strategy 2030 before the end of the year. This consultant will set energy strategy depending on natural which will be in compliance with Dubai’s Integrated Energy Strategy 2030. The plan, which deals with pipelines of liquefied and natural gas combined with underground storage, will be initiated in the second quarter of 2012. This plan aims to apply all possible means so as to meet the increasing demand for energy,” HE further added.

HE pointed out that all the measures of conserving energy consumption, which has been applied in all the authorities and entities working under the umbrella of the Dubai’s supreme Council of Energy, have been tackled. These procedures include adjusting airconditioners to 24 degrees centigrade during office timings and raising it to 27 degrees centigrade after working hours, switching off lights and apparatus after working hours, replacing traditional lights with other high efficiency ones, in addition to using solar energy for heating water.

His Excellency concluded: “We have also reviewed some demonstration cases and examples of conserving electricity consumption, and paying great attention to power audit by implementing green buildings’ standards in Dubai in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. These examples comprise conserving the consumption of AC’s, lightning, and electrical appliances and water management . The best policies and practices related to conserving power consumption and raising the awareness of both customers and the society will be implemented. We aim through this to reduce the demand for energy, and consequently reduce the carbon dioxide emissions at 30% by 2030.”