In its efforts to promote the Dubai Lamp initiative of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai Municipality on Sunday signed Memoranda of Understanding, MoUs, on cooperation in the field of energy conservation with the two major real estate companies, Emaar and Dubai Properties Group, DPG.
As per the MoUs the two real estate companies shall install in their projects Dubai Lamp, which is considered to be the most energy-efficient LED lamp in the world that saves 90 percent of electricity bill compared to the conventional lamps due to its life span of 25,000 hours.
The first MoU was signed by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality and Ahmed Al Matrooshi, Member of the Board of Directors of Emaar.
The MoU with Dubai Properties Group was signed by Khalid Sharif Al Awadhi, Assistant Director-General of Dubai Municipality for Environment, Health and Safety Control Sector and Abdulla Mohammed Lahej, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Properties Group.
As per the agreements, Dubai Municipality will coordinate with the other parties in installing Dubai Lamp in their buildings and facilities as well as in conducting studies to evaluate the savings achieved through the installation of Dubai lamps in their projects. The agreements are signed for four years, which can be renewed before the end of the term on the basis of official communication between the parties.
Dubai Municipality will also coordinate with other parties in conducting promotion and advertisement of Dubai Lamp through different media. As per the MoUs the two companies will conduct feasibility studies to install Dubai Lamp in their existing and upcoming projects.
Lootah said that a combination of efforts and the exchange of experience and knowledge between government departments and different institutions, and its reflection on the business community and the various services in the country’s economy has become the basic rules on which leaders depend on achieving their vision and objectives," said Lootah.
Paolo Cervini, President of Philips Lighting, Middle East and Turkey, said that Philips is very pleased to see two major real estate companies collaborating with Dubai Municipality to expand on the visionary goals set as part of the Dubai Lamp Initiative.
The Municipality's Applied Sustainability and Renewable Energy Department has worked on this unique initiative through a partnership between Dubai Municipality and Philips, which is the largest manufacturer of LED lamps. Dubai Municipality and Philips Lighting are preparing for the supply of two million Dubai Lamps for residential and professional use across the city in 2017, which is expected to be increased to 10 million lamps by 2021.

Source: WAM