Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has delivered the strongest financial and operational performance in its history for the full year 2025, recording a net profit after tax of AED9.1 billion ($2.5 billion) and a consolidated revenue of AED32.84 billion ($8.9 billion).
Announcing the results for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2025, Dewa said its consolidated revenue rose by 6.02% year-on-year, driven by increased demand for electricity, water and cooling services, while profit after tax grew by 25.6% compared to 2024, thus achieving its strongest performance to date.
In 2025, Dewa generated 62.21 terawatt-hours of electricity, up 5.10 percent from the previous year. Clean power generation reached 10.10 terawatt-hours, a 52.38 percent increase, accounting for 16.23 percent of total output. Annual peak power demand rose by 5.83 percent to 11.39 gigawatts.
Desalinated water demand grew by 6.62% to a record 161.505 billion imperial gallons, with daily peak demand reaching 487 million imperial gallons. Customer accounts increased by 56,897 during the year to 1,327,182, a rise of 4.48%.
Dewa Group recorded an ebitda of AED17.37 billion, thus reflecting sustained demand growth and operational efficiency.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dewa, said: "For 2025, Dewa delivered the strongest financial and operational performance in its history. Record revenue, Ebitda and profit were supported by the highest levels of power generation, clean energy production, desalinated water output and peak demand ever achieved by the Group, while maintaining globally benchmarked efficiency and reliability."
"Sustainability remains central to our strategy, with clean power generation exceeding 10 terawatt-hours for the first time, reinforcing progress towards the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 vision. Profit after tax covered the annual dividend of AED6.2 billion by around 1.46 times, supporting a resilient dividend profile,” he added.
During the fourth quarter of 2025, Dewa generated 14.24 terawatt-hours of power, including 2.18 terawatt-hours of clean energy, a 38.35% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Quarterly desalinated water demand reached 40.55 billion imperial gallons, up 5.14 percent, while 17,823 new customer accounts were added.
Group-wide investments totalled AED11.72 billion in 2025, focused on renewable energy capacity, desalination plants and transmission and distribution networks. Installed generation capacity rose by 4.66 percent to 17,979 megawatts, including 3,860 megawatts from clean energy sources.-TradeArabia News Service