Tuesday 17 November 2009

UAE spearheads efforts on energy

The UAE will play a pivotal role in sustainable energy projects, spearheading efforts in the Gulf to contribute to the global advancement towards a less carbon-dependent world, a top official told a regional energy security conference on Monday.

"We are the first country in the Gulf which undertook a leading commitment in producing renewable energy. Our Capital Abu Dhabi setting a goal of 7 per cent of the country's power to come from renewable energy by 2020," said Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Nahyan, the Foreign Minister, in his opening speech at ‘The Energy Security in the Gulf — Challenges and Prospects' the conference organised by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies.

Shaikh Abudullah added in his speech read out by Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, nuclear power would help the country meet soaring power demand, which is expected to double to 40,000 megawatts by 2020.

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