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3/15/24, 9:39 AM HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer honours 266 distinguished employees with Nujoom DEWA awards
in the energy and water sectors. This success is attributed to the vision and directives of the pioneer of
excellence, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai; and His Highness

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime
Minister, and Minister of Finance.

“His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum once said, “We have come a long way in our
quest for excellence and the world has acknowledged that. Our country is on the forefront and has

ranked in advanced positions in many global competitiveness indicators… Today we want to build on
that achievement to move to a new phase in our work towards results-based excellence.” We are
proud of DEWA’s contributions to the UAE global competitiveness indicators. In 2023, DEWA came in the top
position globally in more than 10 KPIs in its areas of work, according to a study conducted by a specialised
international consultant. This includes reducing electricity networks losses to 2.0%, water network losses to

4.6%, and the electricity Customer Minutes Lost (CML) to 1.06 minutes, which are the lowest in the world.
Last year, DEWA won 23 local, regional, and international awards. This raised its record of awards to 433
between 2015 and 2023. DEWA also received over 100 benchmarking visits by prominent local and

international companies and organisations to learn about DEWA’s experiences and best practices in different
areas of work,” added Al Tayer.

Al Tayer emphasised DEWA’s commitment to providing a motivating work environment that keeps pace with
accelerating changes, encouraging positive competition and active participation among employees to
present creative ideas that drive development and excellence, and contribute to the improvement of our
services and efficiency. Last year, DEWA was awarded the Great Place to Work Certificate® 2023, presented

by the Great Place to Work® Institute in collaboration with Fortune Magazine, being the first among
government organisations in the UAE and the GCC.

“I congratulate you on your success and excellence and urge you to continue the journey of excellence and
innovation so that you, along with your colleagues, contribute to maintaining DEWA’s excellence and

achieving more accomplishments that strengthen the leading position of Dubai and the UAE in all areas,”
concluded Al Tayer, addressing the winners.

Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA,
highlighted that DEWA is keen to strengthen a culture of organisational excellence by encouraging creativity
and innovation and stimulating positive employee competitiveness. This is achieved by adopting constructive
ideas that contribute to the development and upgrading of services as well as the happiness of all

stakeholders.

The employees who received the Nujoom DEWA awards expressed their appreciation to DEWA’s top
management for recognising distinguished employees and providing a positive work environment that
contributes to promoting a culture of organisational excellence.

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