Dubai Electricity provides 740 charging points for electric vehicles

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority provides a wide network of green charger stations for electric vehicles, including about 740 charging points throughout Dubai, which supports the steady growth witnessed by the emirate in the adoption of electric vehicles, which reached more than 34,970 vehicles in October 2024. Customers can locate charging stations through the Authority’s website and smart application, in addition to 14 other digital platforms.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said: “We are working in accordance with the vision of the wise leadership to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world by adopting the disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The “Green Charger” initiative for electric vehicles, launched by the Authority in 2014, aims to provide a pioneering infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations to keep pace with the steady increase in the number of electric vehicles in Dubai, while the UAE aims to increase the percentage of electric vehicles to become 50% of the total existing vehicles by The year 2050. We also recently launched the comprehensive framework to regulate and license the development and operation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Emirate of Dubai, and it represents an important step in the process of supporting green mobility and achieving Dubai’s goals of reaching carbon neutrality by The year 2050.

It is noteworthy that the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority granted the first two licenses to operate independent electric vehicle charging stations in Dubai to the Emirates Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Company (UAEV) and Tesla, as part of the authority’s keenness to facilitate the private sector’s participation in achieving sustainability goals and reducing carbon emissions in the sector. Transportation, and stimulating investment in green transportation infrastructure in Dubai.

The “Green Charger” station network includes ultra-fast charger stations, fast charger stations, in addition to public place chargers and wall chargers. 16,828 customers benefited from the initiative’s services from 2014 until the end of September 2024, and the Authority provided about 31,674 megawatt hours of electricity for electric vehicles.