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H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, unveiled the world’s first thermodynamic Digital Twin Gas Turbine Intelligent Controller, which uses Artificial Intelligence, AI, and machine learning, co-developed by the DEWA and Siemens.

Sheikh Hamdan unveiled the GT Controller during his inauguration of the 21st Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition and was briefed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of the DEWA, on the system's specifications, that a team of DEWA engineers, led by Emirati and Siemens experts, developed.

The Intelligent Controller has improved turbine efficiency, increased its generation capacity, and reduced fuel consumption, which in turn has reduced harmful emissions. Once deployed across all gas turbines in the M-Station, the system will enable financial savings of AED17 million a year. The turbine is located at the M-Station in Jebel Ali, which is the largest power generation and water desalination plant in the UAE.