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25 April 2024

Dewa to build 64 substations to meet future needs

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) plans to build 64 132/11 kilovolt (kV) substations over the next three years, which will cost Dh6.7 billion, in cooperation with various developers.

These new substations will be linked to existing electricity networks to enhance their capacity, efficiency, and reliability.

Dewa is committed to improving Dubai’s electricity and water infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the emirate, due to population growth. It is also committed to achieving further infrastructural development, in line with is vision of becoming a sustainable innovative world-class utility.

“We are working to develop an integrated electricity infrastructure that performs to the highest levels of quality and efficiency. This reflects the UAE’s position as a global leader for competitiveness in electricity. As represented by DEWA, the UAE has been ranked 1st in the Middle East and North Africa for getting electricity for the third consecutive year in a row, and 4th globally, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 report,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, Dewa.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, Dewa

“We have adopted a long-term strategy to increase the efficiency and reliability of its existing infrastructure by keeping up to date with the latest technological advances and best international practices in electricity and water, added Al Tayer.

The authority continued efforts to achieve its objectives support its strategy that features initiatives, ambitious development projects, and maintains a reserve margin to support future plans to meet the growing needs of Dubai. Projects to meet the objectives set by this strategy are currently being implemented, and are due to be completed before the summer of 2018.