Afra Alowais , the Chief Efficienology Officer of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority , shares the company ’ s digital transformation driving enhanced sustainability

T he government-owned Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority ( SEWA ) became a profitable organisation in 2015 and has seen gradual expansion in conjunction with Sharjah Emirate ever since . It has won several awards in the United Arab Emirates and across the globe , including the ‘ Best Energy Efficiency Solution C & I ’ at the Asian Utility Innovation Awards , Asian Utility Week 2018 in Thailand ; the ‘ UAE Energy Management Insight Award 2017 ’ from the Ministry of Energy and industry ; and the ‘ Sustainability Innovation Award 2017 ,’ awarded by Oracle . The role of Chief Efficienology Officer was explicitly created for Afra Alowais , who is responsible for driving the initiatives relating to efficiency and technology . Alowais joined SEWA having graduated as a Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineer only six months prior . She became fluent in English – less than three years after joining SEWA – so that she could better represent the organisation as an official spokeswoman , speaking at global events not only