Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Industrial City (DI).

The agreement is in line with the directions of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoom, the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, calling for efforts from all departments to cope with the unprecedented construction and economic boom in Dubai and offer top-calibre services, said Saeed M. Al Tayer, CEO of Dewa.
Al Tayer and Rashed Al Ansari, CEO of Dubai Industrial City, signed the agreement.
Al Ansari said the deal would help expedite the setting up of companies and allow investors operating in DI and the surrounding areas to complete with ease Dewa transactions and procedures for their commercial and industrial facilities.
“The new office will facilitate the work of Dewa since they will be operating from the city in close partnership with our staff and within easy reach of investors and the public living in nearby areas of Dubai such as Al Barsha, Jebel Ali and Dubai Marina,” Al Ansari said.
Spread over 560 million sq ft, Dubai Industrial City features six industrial clusters for food and beverages, base metal, mineral products, chemicals, transport equipment and parts, and machinery and mechanical equipment.
Complementary facilities for logistics, warehousing, labour accommodation, and industrial training in addition to commercial, residential and entertainment zones position DI as a comprehensive one-stop-shop destination.
Meanwhile, DI announced it would offer priority leasing of its warehouses to businesses that were affected by the massive warehouse fires that recently broke out in the Al Qouz area.
Al Ansari stressed that the swift initiative from the industrial hub came as part of its obligation and long-term commitment to support the industrial sector in Dubai.
Some 80 warehouses were gutted in an explosion in a fireworks warehouse. The blaze that spread across one kilometer was considered one of the biggest ever in the history of Dubai, causing losses estimated at around Dh600 million ($163 million).
“We are currently leasing 1.5 million sq ft of warehouses in our township, and these storage facilities were built to support the businesses of industrial investors in our city and across Dubai. Those who suffered losses by the latest fires have the priority to lease our warehouses at reduced rates, considering the challenges they are currently facing,” he explained.
“Business owners need to obtain official documentation from the concerned authorities in Dubai indicating that they have been affected by the incident to be eligible for our initiative. Our client relations department is briefed and ready to receive the business owners and address all their enquiries on telephone,” Rashed added.
He pointed out that it was “mandated, as the leading industrial destination in Dubai, to support and boost the sector in the emirate.”