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29 March 2024

Dewa peak load rises 3.3%

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By Wam

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced a rise in the peak load of electricity to 6,857MW in Dubai this year to date, compared to 6,637MW in 2012, recording an extra 220MW,  a 3.3 per cent increase.

For water, demand increased during the same period from 285 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) to 295.5 MIGD, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), said.

"We seek to support the vision and strategic plans of the Government of Dubai to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development in the emirate of Dubai and promote its position as a global hub for finance, business and tourism.

“This increase in the peak load is a testimony to the boost of social and economic activities in Dubai. Led by its vision to become a sustainable world-class utility, Dewa is making a real contribution to Dubai’s social, economic and environmental development by securing uninterrupted and stable supplies of electricity and water to realise Dubai’s vision," said Al Tayer.

"Dewa is working to enhance its production capacity of electricity and water and the efficiency of its transmission and distribution grids to keep pace with the urban and economic expansion of Dubai.

“Dewa is considered one of the best and most reputable utilities in the world based on its benchmarks with similar global utilities in developed countries.

“Dewa has recorded excellent levels of reliability, efficiency, sustainability and optimum management of electricity and water infrastructures. It has achieved very competitive results surpassing the private sector and similar top utilities in Europe and America in terms of efficiency and reliability. This is because Dewa has reduced electricity network line losses to 3.5 per cent compared to 6-7 per cent in Europe and America," added Al Tayer.