DUBAL honoured by Emirates energy award programme

Having again lent its support to the 2013 Emirates Energy Award ("EEA") programme, Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") was honoured to receive a Gold Sponsor's Trophy during the awards-presentation ceremony, hosted by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy ("DSCE") on 28 October 2013. Abdulla Kalban (President & CEO) received the trophy on behalf of DUBAL from H H Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, in the latter's capacity as Chairman of the DSCE.

Commenting on the award, Mr Kalban said, " DUBAL is very proud to be associated with the EEA programme. We believe that our sponsorship of initiatives such as this is integral to our investment in the future of Dubai and the UAE."

DUBAL 's involvement in the EEA reflects the company's support for the UAE's efforts to optimize energy utilization and diversify energy sources. As a member of the DSCE, DUBAL has implemented the energy demand abatement directives issued to all DSCE member companies in April 2011, and saved over 10,000,000 kWh in the 21 months to December 2012. These directives complement DUBAL 's energy-conscious culture and support the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 ("DIES 2030"), which targets efficient energy use to meet the Emirate's environmental and sustainability objectives. DUBAL is also playing an active role in other initiatives to fulfil DIES 2030, including an investment of AED 20 million in the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park announced by the DSCE in February 2012, where Phase I (10 megawatts) was recently launched and the project is planned to be scaled-up in the future. In addition, DUBAL is participating in a feasibility study relating to the establishment of clean coal-fired power stations in the UAE.