WAM Dubai, 10th May 2012 (WAM) -- In support of visits by international companies to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, has received at his office a delegation from the German engineering firm Siemens Energy, headed by Dr. Michael Sus, Member of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Energy Sector.

Dr. Michael Sus was accompanied by Dietmar Siersdorfer, CEO of Energy Sector MENA, Wolfgang Braun, Head of Transmission ME, and Basim Akkawi, Corporate Account Manager at Siemens.

Siemens Energy is considered one of the world's leading companies in the field of energy.

Al Tayer welcomed the visit of the delegation and stressed the importance of such meetings, which improves ties with DEWA and Siemens Energy; noting that public-private partnerships are one of the means to achieve strategic objectives, and support innovation and diversity within public utilities to benefit all stakeholders.

The delegation informed Al Tayer about the services provided by Siemens Energy in Dubai and the UAE, which it considers one of its most important markets. The company offers a range of solutions characterized by efficiency and reliability through techniques, which include power generation from fossil fuels, particularly natural gas by gas turbines, and clean coal technologies and other renewable energy sources.

At the end of the visit, Siemens' CEO and delegation thanked the DEWA's CEO for his warm reception and the opportunity to look closely at projects in which Siemens is working in partnership with DEWA.

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