With costs down and interest up, Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of DEWA, speaks with Construction Business News ME about unlocking the potential of residential and distributed solar in the UAE and GCC Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) along with the International Renewable Energy Authority (IRENA) hosted a joint workshop on accelerating residential solar in UAE at Raffles Dubai on 8 November. "In line with this initiative, DEWA has trained more than 120 individuals both consultants and contractors. There are over 26 companies that have registered, which is a good start," says Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of DEWA. During the workshop, the organisation aimed to include more professionals and talk about technical know-how on how to move forward. The workshop covered topics including upcoming opportunities in the market, potential for cost reduction, best practices in the industry, different global policy approaches in residential solar, and how to implement it on the ongoing and new initiatives in the GCC.