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The primary fuel used is natural gas or associated gas from oil production; diesel and heating oil are used as back-up. Since Dubai's own oil and gas production is insufficient, fuel is imported via pipelines from neighboring emirates (especially Abu Dhabi and Sharjah) and other countries bordering the Persian Gulf (especially Iran and Qatar). [4]
This is a list of government-owned companies of the United Arab Emirates. A Government-owned corporation is a legal entity that undertakes commercial activities on behalf of an owner government . Their legal status varies from being a part of government to stock companies with a state as a regular stockholder .
Location of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is a country at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf.. The economy is the second largest in the Arab world (after Saudi Arabia), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$570 billion (DH 2.1 trillion) in 2014.
Dubai 1,846 1997–2009 [1 ... (including 250 MW PV) is under construction, 950 MW Phase V is planned. [8 ... List of power stations in the United Arab Emirates.
Opened on 4 November 2008, Dubai Mall the world's largest shopping centre by total area covered, and is the 21st largest shopping mall in the world by grossable area. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] It contains over 1,200 stores [ 20 ] and in 2011, was the world's most visited building, attracting over 54 million visitors each year.
Festival Bay at Dubai Festival City Mall. Dubai Festival City (Arabic: دبي فستيفال سيتي) is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Touted as a "city-within-a-city", Dubai Festival City is a large mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure are ...
The BurJuman was the second shopping mall to open in Dubai. [18] It was expanded in a DH 1,400,000,000 renovation in 2004. [19] [20] The metro station located near BurJuman was renamed to BurJuman station in 2012. [21] The Al Ghurair Group founded Dubai Poly Film, a manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene, in 1998. [22]
Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 [2] unveiled by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. [3] Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.