Young people constitute 30% of the workforce in"Emirates Water and Electricity"

Abu Dhabi, July 15, 2026 – Emirates Water and Electricity Company celebrates World Youth Skills Day 2026 by highlighting the importance of developing youth capabilities and enhancing their technical skills in building a resilient, carbon-free water and electricity sector.

On July 15 of each year, the world celebrates World Youth Skills Day, to highlight the strategic importance of providing young people with the skills necessary for employment, appropriate work, and entrepreneurship. This year’s slogan, “Skills for a Shared Future,” comes to emphasize the importance of preparing and qualifying the next generation to lead a future that is witnessing rapid transformations, in light of an advanced economic environment led by technology.

Dr. Faisal Obaid, CEO of Institutional Support at Emirates Water and Electricity Company, said on this occasion that the great and continuous transformation witnessed by the water and electricity sector in the UAE requires the development of qualified human cadres in conjunction with the development of strategic infrastructure for this vital sector.

He added that the company views the development of young talents as a strategic investment no less important than its pioneering projects in the field of renewable energy, and by providing the next generation with advanced technical and economic expertise, and enhancing their skills in the field of artificial intelligence and operating systems, the company is paving the way for managing the utilities sector in the future, ensuring the achievement of its basic goals aimed at preparing national competencies capable of leading a safe, flexible, and low-carbon energy sector.

Young talents currently represent more than 30% of the total workforce at Emirates Water and Electricity Company, and they play a major role in designing, building and operating advanced water and electricity systems capable of meeting the increasing future demand.

As the pace of transition to clean energy and digital transformation accelerates in the UAE, the next generation is equipped with advanced technical knowledge, capabilities in data and artificial intelligence, and multidisciplinary expertise needed to enhance operational excellence.

To enable this development, Emirates Water and Electricity Company provides graduates with a set of comprehensive programs designed according to an organized methodology for developing skills, including the Graduate Development Program, which graduates undergo for two years, during which they rotate strategically between the various departments of the company, and communicate directly with the directors of departments and divisions, in addition to providing a set of technical training programs as required by the interest of the business.

Through its specialized talent development team, the company is also working to enhance its employees’ expertise in the fields of integrating renewable energy, low-carbon water production technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, systems modeling, and innovation, supported by international educational platforms including Udacity and Coursera, in addition to the company’s internal talent platform.

Through its targeted initiatives, such as the leadership preparation program, the company works to enhance strategic thinking, flexibility, and leadership skills necessary to deal with the challenges facing the water and electricity sector.

Through the continuous development of the Graduate Development Program and the Leadership Preparation Program, Emirates Water and Electricity ensures that young talents are empowered with the skills necessary to build safe, clean, highly efficient and reliable systems, which contributes to supporting the economic diversification of the UAE in the long term.

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