Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC Announces Record Breaking F…

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (ISIN: AED001801011) (Symbol: DEWA), the Emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), today reported its first half 2024 consolidated financial results, recording revenue of AED 13.7 billion, EBITDA of AED 6.6 billion, operating profit of AED 3.3 billion and profit after tax of AED 2.6 billion.

DEWA’s first half consolidated revenue increased by 7.3% to a record AED 13.7 billion in 2024, compared to first half of 2023 and this was mainly driven by an increase in demand for electricity, water and cooling services. Consolidated first half net profit was down 6.7% to AED 2.6 billion mainly due to higher depreciation and the first-time application of corporate tax in 2024. DEWA’s second quarterly consolidated revenue increased by 7.8% to AED 7.9 billion in 2024. EBITDA for the second quarter was up by 8.8% to AED 4.0 billion, and Profit before Tax was up by 5.9% to AED 2.1 billion.

Gross power generation in the first half of 2024 was 25.5 TWh marking an increase of 6.7% over 23.9 TWh generated in the same period in 2023. Out of the above, green energy was 3.3 TWh, representing 12.9% of total generation in 2024. As of 30th June 2024 there were 1,236,845 Electricity and Water customer accounts representing an increase of 52,134 (4.4%) over the number of customer accounts as on 30th June 2023. DEWA’s total desalinated water production in the first half of 2024 reached 71.3 billion Imperial Gallons, which is 4.3% increase compared to the same period of 2023.

By the end of the first half of 2024, the company’s installed generation capacity reached 16.779 GW including 2.86 GW representing renewable energy capacity. The company’s installed desalinated water production capacity was unchanged at 495 MIGD.

DEWA’s audited financials can be found at DEWA’s website: https://www.dewa.gov.ae/en/investor-relations

*Source: AETOSWire

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