Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in April 2022, is the exclusive electricity and water utility provider in Dubai. Oversubscribed 37-fold, the listing was a historic success, attracting $85 billion.
Since its establishment, DEWA has become one of the world’s leading utilities, serving around 1.3 million customers with the highest standards of efficiency, reliability, and availability.
DEWA outperforms major European and American utilities in key indicators: Electricity transmission and distribution losses are only 2% versus 6–7% in the USA and Europe, while water network losses are 4.5% compared to 15% in North America. Dubai also achieved a global record of 0.94 Customer Minutes Lost (CML) annually in 2024.