Dubai – Decypha: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) customers reduced their intake by more than 1.5 terawatt-hours (TW/h) of electricity and 6.2 billion gallons of water during the period between 2009 and 2016, according to Dubai Media Office.
The significant savings, which resulted in offsetting around 831,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, were due to an awareness campaign by DEWA.
Reduction in terms of electricity and water consumption are estimated at 19% and 28% respectively for the residential sector. While on the commercial front, electricity consumption was reduced by 10% and water consumption decreased by 30%.
The industrial sector has also shown some declines by 15% and 21% respectively.
Finally, education institutions witnessed a reduction in electricity and water consumption of 9% and 24% respectively; and government organisations achieved savings of 12% on electricity consumption and 21% on water consumption.
By Decypha News Editorial Team
