By: OrePulse

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Dell Technologies on November 10, 2026, to explore cooperation on cyber resilience, smart grid modernization and data management, DEWA said.

Hussain Lootah, DEWA's executive vice president of transmission power, and Walid Yehia, Dell's managing director for the South Gulf, signed the agreement on behalf of the two organizations.

The non-binding MoU sets out three broad areas of work, according to DEWA: technology to strengthen cyber resilience and business continuity; modernization of the smart grid and substations; and wider use of edge computing, artificial intelligence and data management across DEWA's operations.

Within that scope, DEWA said the companies would draft technical blueprints and run trial deployments to upgrade grid infrastructure, substations and overall operations. It added that the aim is a more reliable network, with monitoring and control reinforced, faster recovery from disruptions, and continued compatibility with the systems it already runs.

DEWA said the two companies will also look at moving data-processing power closer to on-site equipment using protected systems, so outlying locations can be overseen from one hub instead of managed site by site.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, DEWA's managing director and chief executive, said the agreement "reflects our commitment to expanding partnerships with leading global technology companies." DEWA described the deal as one of a number of agreements it is forming with major technology companies, part of a wider effort to pair artificial intelligence and data analysis with stronger cyber and operational resilience across its digital systems.

Yehia said building "future-ready infrastructure requires a secure, intelligent and highly resilient digital foundation." He added that the two companies share an interest in bringing more advanced technology to critical infrastructure, pairing stronger protection against cyber and operational disruption with a platform intended to support future AI projects, DEWA said.

The announcement did not include a financial value for the agreement, and DEWA described the cooperation as exploratory, with no projects yet committed. The companies did not specify a timeline for the pilot projects described in the MoU.

DEWA is the government-owned utility responsible for supplying electricity and water across Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Dell Technologies is a global information-technology company that works with governments and utilities on digital infrastructure.