The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) signed an agreement with the Dutch Bundera Consult Company to establish an advanced weather station in the Central Region.

 

The new facility will collect data and develop a climate information base for future use in preparing studies on renewable energy projects from wind and solar energy.

 

Sewa's move is aimed at promoting sustainability and developing a comprehensive energy strategy to seek the best solutions and technologies to ensure energy efficiency according to the highest standards by encouraging cooperation with all actors, said Saeed Al Suwaidi, the Chairman of Sewa after signing the deal in the presence of Hamad Al Tunaiji, Director of the Energy Transmission Department at the Authority, and Eric Ernst, Director of the Dutch Bundera Consult Company.

 

Al Suwaidi stressed that the increasing demand for energy necessitates moving forward in finding appropriate solutions and developing a strategy that forms a future vision for renewable energy studies in Sharjah.

 

Al Tunaiji pointed out that the authority was looking forward to starting the preparation of specialised studies to implement a number of new projects in the field of alternative and renewable energy from wind and solar energy.

 

Ernst said Dutch Bundera Consult Company was keen to cooperate with Sewa and develop partnership relations and exchange information and experiences between the two parties through a specific plan.

 

The duo will also work to establish the station according to the best specifications, while providing modern and advanced data monitoring devices, he added.