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OAPEC Member Countries
As part of Abu Dhabi
Sustainability
Week,
HE
Eng. Suhail bin Mohammed
Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei,
UAE’s Minister of Energy
and Industry, witnessed the
launch of a nine-day trip of
electric cars starting from the
UAE to end in Oman, the first
of its kind in the Middle East.
9 vehicles from various
international carmakers took
part in the 2018 Electric
Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT)
that was launched from Abu Dhabi National
Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Zayed City. The trip
started from Abu Dhabi to pass by various stops
including Dubai, Ras Al Khaima, Fujairah then
Sahar and finally Muscat in Oman.
FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROAD TRIP
BETWEEN UAE & OMAN
Upon a kind invitation by HE Dr Matar Al
Neyadi, UAE Energy Ministry’s Undersecretary/
UAE’s Representative at OAPEC Executive Bureau,
OAPEC Secretary General HE Abbas Ali Al Naqi
took part in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018,
held in Abu Dhabi from 15 to 18 January 2018,
with the participation of senior governmental
officials, as well, as Arab and foreign experts.
The Week included various activities
including The World Future Energy Summit,
The International Water Summit, Zayed Future
Energy Prize, The Eighth Session of the Assembly
of IRENA, and Eco-West Exhibition.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is an
initiative launched by Abu Dhabi Government
dedicated to furthering understanding of the
major social, economic and environmental trends
shaping the world’s sustainable development,
and to empowering the global community to
realise viable and effective strategies to mitigate
climate change.
The annual event attracts world leaders,
policymakers, thinktanks, experts, scientists,
entrepreneurs, and academics to study, discuss,
and find solutions for the challenges facing
energy and sustainability sectors in the future.
This is in addition to discussing developments
in the transportation sector, sustainable cities,
energy efficiency, and water sustainability.
ABU DHABI SUSTAINABILITY WEEK 2018