New Tool to Help Reduce Utility Bills in Dubai

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has introduced, Self-Assessment Tool, a new tool that will help residents reduce their utility bills by understanding their consumption patterns.

The tool includes a survey on electricity and water consumption for customers to assess their consumption and learn about different ways of conservation.

Dubai residents can monitor their consumption through a private dashboard and receive daily, monthly, and annual consumption reports.

After completing the assessment, Dewa customers receive a detailed report on their consumption and customised tips to reduce waste and consumption.

“As part of our vision to become a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation and our efforts to support the Smart Dubai initiative, we harness disruptive technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution applications to provide smart and innovative services that make the customers’ life easy.

"These also help them raise the efficiency of their electricity and water consumption, detect leakage and repair interruptions without contacting Dewa,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa.

As a result of awareness campaigns, Dewa has achieved cumulative savings of up to 2.2 TWh of electricity and 5.6 billion gallons of water between 2012 and 2021. This is equivalent to Dh1.2 billion and reduces 1.1 million tonnes of carbon emissions.