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SHARJAH / WAM
Energy generated in the Emirate of Sharjah amounted to 5.4 billion kilowatt-hours during the first half of the year, according to latest statistics by the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa).
Figures indicated that the residential sector in the Emirate of Sharjah is the most in consuming electricity at 41.19 percent, and the commercial sector is in 2nd place with 35.18 percent, followed by the government sector with
12.03 percent, then the industrial sector by 11.48 percent, and the agricultural sector by 0.13 percent.
Engineer Issa Obaid Al Suwaidi, Director of Electricity Production at Sewa, confirmed that the strategy of implementing Sewa projects in the field of electric power generation aims to achieve the vision of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to meet the demand of electricity, keeping pace with the residential, commercial and industrial growth in the Emirate of Sharjah and increasing production capacity.