Ducab invests in clean energy future

Ducab is working to power the region's renewable energy agenda through continued investments in both products and projects. In particular, the company is focusing more on solar, nuclear and wind energy. Ducab is the Middle East's leading manufacturer of cables and cabling products owned equally by Abu Dhabi's Senaat General Holding Corporation (Senaat) and by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD).The manufacturer unveiled Ducab SolarBICC-a new cable line developed for the UAE's growing solar energy sector. The investment is particularly timely, following the latest announcement from HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for the largest single-site concentrated solar power (CSP) project in the world, which will be built at a total cost of AED14.2 billion as part of the UAE's Clean Energy Strategy 2050.

Ducab SolarBICC cables are now being supplied to two solar power-generation projects in the Middle East - Shams 1 in Abu Dhabi and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai.

Eng Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, Chairman of Ducab, said, 'The UAE continues to take steps to diversify its economy. Today, that transformation is clearly seen within the nation's power and energy sector with regard to the adoption of clean energy sources. Ducab is committed to accelerating this transformation by investing in innovation and creating products that make it easier, safer, and more cost effective to deliver sustainable energy around the world.'

In Ducab's home market, the UAE government has taken an active approach in transforming its national energy agenda with an emphasis on sustainable energy. The Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, for example, aims to make Dubai a global centre of clean energy and the green economy, including an AED100 billion Green Fund. The UAE is set to spend AED600 billion over the next 33 years to integrate renewable, nuclear and clean fossil energy as part of its 2050 energy plan.

In an industry with rapidly-evolving requirements, Ducab is diversifying its product range to meet energy needs of the future. In addition to its new Ducab SolarBICC range, the company has also strengthened its energy offerings through Ducab NuBICC, which are nuclear-grade cables that are already used in nuclear power plants in the UAE and abroad.

Wind energy also features as a priority for Ducab, in part following the recent announcement of the first large-scale wind farm set to be developed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Overall, Ducab now offers expertise in a broad range of certified and type-approved products; ones that will be essential to a clean energy future.