EWEC Marks Earth Day by Calling on Organisations to Accelerate the UAE’s Sustainability Goals Through Verifiable Climate Action

EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated planning, purchasing, supply, and system despatch services of water and electricity across the UAE, today marked Earth Day 2026 by calling on business and the wider community to take verifiable climate action. Environmental stewardship is sustained by the everyday choices of communities, educators, workers, innovators, and families who recognise that protecting the places where they live and work is both a shared responsibility and a long-term investment.

This year’s Earth Day theme, ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, closely aligns with EWEC’s strategic plan to empower this shared accountability. EWEC, as the operator of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy’s (DoE) Clean Energy Certificates (CECs) scheme, bridges the gap between utility-scale renewable generation and environmental preservation. By enabling organisations and individuals to officially verify their clean energy consumption, CECs provide a tangible, transparent mechanism for entities across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to actively participate in the energy transition and drive a sustainable, net-zero future.

Mohamed Almarzooqi, Chief Assets Officer of EWEC, said: “Earth Day’s theme, ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, speaks directly to EWEC’s mandate and the strategic decisions we make to transform the energy sector. Environmental stewardship requires more than a single day of recognition, it is reflected throughout the year in the critical infrastructure we develop, the partnerships we build, and the tangible progress we deliver. By actively decarbonising Abu Dhabi’s power supply, we are empowering the nation’s economic growth while accelerating the achievement of the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.”

Issued by the DoE, CECs are the only accredited mechanism in the Emirate that allows organisations to verify their clean energy consumption and tangibly reduce their Scope 2 emissions. This scheme has built a powerful cross-sector coalition of sustainability leaders, including ADNOC, Aldar, Emirates Global Aluminium, Al-Futtaim IKEA, and Mediclinic Middle East, who are actively advancing the UAE’s climate goals.

The clean electricity certified by this scheme is generated by EWEC’s world-leading renewable and clean energy projects. This diverse, low-carbon portfolio includes utility-scale solar power generation, with EWEC having commissioned the development of five of the world’s largest single-site solar power plants as a part of its strategic plan to increase Abu Dhabi’s solar power capacity to 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2035. It is further strengthened by the UAE's first utility-scale Wind Programme and over 5.2GW of clean electricity capacity from the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. Together, these assets are significantly reducing the carbon intensity of the Emirate's power generation, demonstrating the scale at which EWEC is supplying decarbonised energy.

Organisations ready to demonstrate verifiable environmental leadership are strongly encouraged to participate in EWEC’s upcoming Q2 2026 Clean Energy Certificates auction, scheduled for 30 April 2026. To learn more or to register for the auction, please visit https:www.ewec.ae/cleanenergycertificates or contact the EWEC Clean Energy Certificates team at CleanEnergyCertificates@ewec.ae.

To showcase how both organisations and individuals can participate in this strategic scheme and protect the nation’s natural heritage, EWEC is collaborating with its long-term partner, Emirates Nature-WWF, to host an exclusive Partner Spotlight Session today. The online session will feature insights from Zainab Al Hashmi, Specialist – Pricing & Risk Analytics at EWEC, who will discuss the commercial and environmental advantages of the CEC scheme.

Event Details:

• What: Emirates Nature-WWF Partner Spotlight Series

• Guest Speaker: Zainab Al Hashmi, Specialist – Pricing & Risk Analytics, EWEC

• Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2026

• Time: 17:00 – 18:00 (GST)

• Registration: Interested individuals and entities can sign up here: www.leadersofchange.ae/events/198

 

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About Emirates Water and Electricity Company

EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) is the sole procurer and supplier of water and electricity in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. EWEC drives the planning, forecasting, purchasing, and system despatch services of water and electricity. EWEC fulfils these vital responsibilities through the short-term and long-term balancing of bulk supply and demand for distribution companies and authorities in Abu Dhabi and other Emirates. EWEC is supporting the government of Abu Dhabi and the government of the UAE by enabling the reduction of cost whilst also providing the increased security of supply that comes from a cleaner, larger, and more integrated system.

EWEC is mandated to implement strategic initiatives that will achieve the 60 per cent clean energy target outlined in the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy's (DoE) Clean Energy Strategic Target 2035 for Electricity Production in Abu Dhabi, in addition to enabling the achievement of UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, UAE Energy Strategy by 2050, and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative. EWEC is accelerating Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s energy transition by diversifying the country’s energy mix through developing and deploying renewable and clean energy as well as low-carbon intensive water desalination capacities. EWEC is part of ADQ, an active sovereign investor focusing on critical infrastructure and global supply chains. For more information, please visit:  www.ewec.ae.