Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, announced that the authority has achieved the goals of energy efficiency performance indicators, as it recorded a reduction in the total energy consumption in its operations and projects, in 2021, by 18%, compared to the average consumption in the years from 2016 to 2019, as well as a 13% decrease in total emissions, and a 10% decrease in energy costs, in the same period.
Al Tayer said: Sustainability is an important axis within the strategic goals and objectives of the Roads and Transport Authority, and the concept of sustainability has become embedded in the institutional performance of the Authority, as the axis of environmental protection, rationalization of energy use, reducing carbon emissions, and sustainability of assets are among the priorities of the Authority’s work, stressing that the Authority has a roadmap. Clear, aiming to achieve zero-emission public transport in Dubai by 2050, so that the authority will lead as the first government entity in the Middle East and North Africa region, which sets an integrated road map targeting public transport and its infrastructure.
Indications and results
He added: The RTA Energy Analysis Report for 2021 showed a decrease in total energy consumption by 18%, as gasoline consumption decreased by 36%, compared to the average consumption in the years 2016 to 2019, as a result of the expansion of the Dubai Taxi Corporation, in the use of hybrid taxis. And electric and diesel consumption, as well as a 15% decrease in diesel consumption during the same period, despite the increase in the fleet of public transport buses. The report showed an increase in electricity consumption by 11%, as a result of the operation of the 15-kilometre route 2020 of the Dubai Metro, which includes seven stations.
projects and initiatives
The Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors stated that last year, the authority implemented 36 energy and green economy initiatives that contributed to achieving record savings and reducing energy consumption, as the estimated financial savings reached 85 million dirhams, while the savings in electricity consumption amounted to 68 million kilowatt-hours. water, 55 million gallons, gasoline 21 million liters, and diesel 1.8 million liters. , stressing that the authority has completed more than 95% of the initiatives and projects related to the specialized green economy, and the future directions are based on a number of axes, including: flexible and shared means of transportation, sustainable means of transportation and the circular economy, as well as self-driving transportation for passengers and transporting goods, and developing services according to customer needs. and future skills.
It is worth noting that the year 2021 witnessed the operation of the 2020 route of the Dubai Metro, which serves areas with a high population density estimated at more than 270,000 people. Each station and its connection to other means of transportation such as buses, which contributes to the sustainable growth of the Emirate of Dubai, and the opening of a series of road and bridge projects, the most important of which is a road network with a length of 138 km, and nine bridged intersections, to serve the city of Expo Dubai, and the opening of model stations for public transport buses, and pedestrian bridges And bicycle paths, to support the emirate’s efforts to make Dubai a bike-friendly city, by providing appropriate alternatives to encourage residents to practice cycling.
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