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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) | DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021 at a cost of AED 2.928 billion

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23 January 2022

DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021 at a cost of AED 2.928 billion

DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021 at a cost of AED 2.928 billion

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021. These include fourteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,100 megavolt amperes and two 400kV stations with a conversion capacity of 4,000 megavolt amperes in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and Al Quoz 2. DEWA installed 222 kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines and 97 kilometres of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network. These stations supply Satwa, Palm Deira, Jebel Ali Industrial 1, Umm Al Daman, Al Barsha First, Al Barsha South Third, Mirdif, Wadi Al Safa 2, Al Khiran First, Al Ruwayah Third, Al Quoz Third, and Business Bay Crossing. The total cost of these stations and projects has reached around AED 2.928 billion.

“We provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency, in accordance with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide a state-of-the-art integrated infrastructure in Dubai to meet the growing demand for electricity and water services as well as keep up with the sustainable development needs of Dubai. Commissioning 16 substations in 2021 is part of DEWA’s efforts to increase the capacity, efficiency, and readiness of electricity transmission networks in Dubai. This will meet the future needs of customers, developers, and the business sector. This is part of our efforts to promote digital transformation in all our operations and services,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

Al Tayer noted that the total value of DEWA’s investments in existing and completed electricity transmission projects in 2021 reached AED 9.5 billion. This included AED two billion for key 400 kV transmission projects and AED 7.5 billion for 132 kV projects.

Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA, said that completing these substations required more than 25 million safe working hours using the latest global technologies while ensuring the highest safety and security standards. He noted that the total number of 132 kV substations has reached 321 stations with 33 under construction.