No Dewa Power Bill Hikes in Dubai as Solar Energy Expands
Residents across Dubai facing higher costs at the fuel pump will not see that inflation creep into their monthly utility bills. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Green Economy Summit at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), confirmed that Dubai will not raise electricity tariffs as it scales up its alternative clean energy infrastructure.
The commitment offers immediate baseline stability for household budgets at a time when energy market pressures are mounting elsewhere. While October retail petrol prices in the UAE crossed the Dh4-per-litre threshold, pushing Super 98 to Dh4.40, Special 95 to Dh4.28, and E-Plus 91 to Dh4.21 alongside crude oil topping $110 a barrel, residential power rates will remain steady.
Expanding Solar Infrastructure
The utility provider is relying on an accelerated rollout of renewable infrastructure to shield the grid from volatile global fuel prices. Implementation at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has been stepped up, pushing its target operational capacity from 5,000 MW to 8,000 MW by 2030. In November, Dewa plans to announce award results for major international energy projects spanning solar power generation and battery storage systems.
Grid demand figures show why the expansion is moving so quickly. In 2025, Dewa generated 62.21 TWh of total power, up 5.10 per cent from 59.19 TWh in 2024, while annual peak demand rose 5.83 per cent to touch 11.39 GW. Clean power generation jumped 52.38 per cent year-on-year to 10.10 TWh, contributing 16.23 per cent of Dubai’s total output during 2025.
Under the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, clean energy must account for more than 36 per cent of Dubai’s generation mix by 2030, on the path to reaching 100 per cent clean electricity production capacity by 2050. Dewa has also adjusted its near-term environmental targets, raising its estimated annual CO₂ emission reduction target to roughly eight million tonnes by 2030.
