Dubai Health accelerates clean energy across 26 facilities

Dubai Health has partnered with Positive Zero to install clean energy solutions across 26 healthcare facilities, in one of the most extensive sustainability moves yet announced for Dubai’s healthcare sector.

The partnership, announced on February 25, 2026 during the World Health Expo, covers solar rooftop systems, solar carports and energy-efficient cooling. For Dubai Health, it moves sustainability from policy into infrastructure. For Positive Zero, a Dubai-headquartered company founded in 2022, it adds a major healthcare mandate to a business built around decentralised power, energy efficiency and clean mobility.

What the project includes

The core of the programme is a solar rollout across Dubai Health facilities, with rooftop and carport systems delivering a combined capacity exceeding 14.1 megawatts. The installations will turn available roof space and parking areas into distributed power assets, producing electricity close to where it is consumed.

In the first year, 13 facilities are expected to generate nearly 10,700 megawatt-hours of clean energy. Across the agreement’s duration, the programme is expected to cut approximately 167,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, giving the partnership a clear operational and environmental benchmark.

Across the agreement, Dubai Health’s solar programme is expected to reduce approximately 167,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

That number matters because the project is not limited to a single flagship building. It spreads clean energy infrastructure across a broad healthcare estate, making energy transition part of day-to-day facility management rather than a standalone showcase.

Solar carports bring shade and power together

The carport component is a visible part of the deal. Positive Zero’s installations will create nearly 3,000 shaded parking spaces, while also generating solar power. According to the project details, this marks the largest solar car park capacity within the UAE healthcare sector.

For healthcare facilities, car parks are practical real estate. They offer open surface area, they are already integrated into visitor and staff flows, and in Dubai’s climate, shade has daily value. The partnership uses that same space for energy generation, linking a patient-facing improvement with a sustainability asset.

The model also shows how clean energy infrastructure can be added without changing the clinical purpose of a site. Hospitals and clinics remain healthcare environments, while rooftops and parking areas take on an additional role in lowering operational emissions.

Al Jalila Children’s Hospital adds cooling efficiency

The partnership goes beyond solar generation. Positive Zero will implement its first Cooling-as-a-Service project at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, targeting up to 15% energy savings. Over the project lifecycle, the initiative is expected to prevent more than 9,500 tons of carbon emissions.

The inclusion of cooling is important because it broadens the programme from producing cleaner power to reducing energy demand. Solar addresses supply. Cooling efficiency addresses consumption. Together, they create a more complete approach to facility-level decarbonisation.

Al Jalila Children’s Hospital also gives the Cooling-as-a-Service model a high-profile healthcare setting. If it delivers the targeted savings, it will provide a practical reference point for how critical healthcare facilities can modernise energy systems while maintaining their core operational focus.

The Dubai company behind the rollout

Positive Zero was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Dubai. The company specialises in decentralised power infrastructure, with services spanning solar power generation, energy efficiency and clean mobility solutions.

Its wider portfolio includes 200 megawatts in distributed solar power. The company also reports more than USD 31 million in client cost savings through clean and efficient solutions, positioning the Dubai Health partnership within a broader commercial push to make sustainability measurable for large organisations.

Mohammed Abdulghaffar Hussain, Chairman of Positive Zero, highlighted Dubai Health’s role in setting new standards for sustainability in the regional healthcare sector. Khalifa Baqer, Chief Operating Officer of Dubai Health, said the partnership demonstrates how the healthcare industry can support the UAE’s national sustainability agenda through environmentally responsible operations.

The business angle is straightforward: Positive Zero is not selling a single product. It is building and managing distributed energy infrastructure across a multi-site healthcare network. That makes the project a test of scale, delivery and long-term performance, not only installation capacity.

How it fits the UAE’s net-zero push

The initiative aligns with the UAE Net Zero Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Demand Side Management Strategy 2030. Both frameworks depend on large energy users changing how they consume, manage and source power. Healthcare is a meaningful part of that shift because it operates across complex, always-on facilities.

For Dubai Health, the project gives sustainability a facilities-level roadmap: generate clean energy where possible, improve cooling efficiency where it counts, and track emissions reductions over the duration of the agreement. For Positive Zero, it places the company inside a sector where reliability and performance are non-negotiable.

The next test will be execution across the 26 facilities, starting with the first-year output from 13 sites and the cooling performance at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital. If those numbers hold, Dubai’s healthcare clean energy transition will move from announcement to operating reality.