Page 35 - RSB Annual Report 2020 English

⁞ The results for the sector mean that savings reported to the DSM programme leapt to 648GWh, with 345GWh attributable to growth and 303GWh to the improvement in electrical efficiency. 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 › Figure (15) DSM Savings from DC ⁞ The improvement in electrical efficiency is the largest year-on-year improvement since we started collecting data in 2012 and we congratulate the sector on this achievement. ⁞ Dubai’s district cooling companies used 21.6 million cubic meters (Mm3 ) of water in 2020. 16.3Mm3 of this came from DEWA with 5.4Mm3 provided by Dubai Municipality’s recycled water network. Using recycled water instead of DEWA water is more sustainable because it does not add to the demand for desalinated sea water. 21.6 Mm3 of water in 2020 Dubai’s district cooling used Annual Report 2020 5.4 Mm3 From DM 16.3 Mm3 From DEWA RSB 35 GWh