"Dubai Electricity and Water" It wins two international awards for innovation and digital engineering
Dubai, June 17, 2026: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won the “Best Innovator of the Year” award and the “Best Engineering Product of the Year” 2026 award, as part of the Digital Engineering Awards organized by the “ISG” group, the “L&T Technical Services” company, and the “CNBC” group.
The Authority won the two awards in recognition of its exceptional leadership in the field of innovation and digital engineering, and the positive change it brings about to advance the wheel of digital engineering excellence and provide qualitative innovations that would add great value to businesses and create important and wide-ranging leaps in the digital engineering sector.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said: “In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, to make Dubai a global capital for the digital economy, and the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, we continue our tireless efforts to achieve pioneering leaps in the digital fields, strengthen our global leadership in future fields, contribute to creating the digital future, and build a diversified knowledge economy. Based on knowledge and innovation, we are working to develop our advanced digital expertise to advance innovation processes, support the efficiency, security and flexibility of operations, and establish new standards of excellence and competitiveness in performance.
For his part, Engineer Walid bin Salman, Executive Vice President of the Business Development and Excellence Sector at the Authority, pointed out that the international awards are considered an ongoing evaluation and clear evidence of the Authority’s success in transforming excellence from temporary achievements into a solid institutional value, which contributes to anticipating challenges, turning them into growth opportunities, and consolidating the confidence and happiness of those concerned.
The Authority won the “Best Engineering Product of the Year” award for the “OmniHub” advanced device for the Internet of Things, which was designed and manufactured in its research and development center as part of its “SpaceD” space program, with the aim of connecting ground sensors to satellites and terrestrial networks.
While Dr. Rahmat Ajang Susantiuku, Senior Research and Development Technologist at the Research and Development Center, was crowned the “Best Innovator of the Year” award, in recognition of his pioneering contributions to digital engineering and sustainable technical innovations.
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