DUBAI / WAM
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) unveiled its plans to build 5 new 400 kilovolt (kV) substations over the next three years, with an allocated budget of AED2.2 billion.
The five substations will be added to the total number of existing 22 stations. Dewa is working in adherence with its strategy to increase the efficiency of electricity services to support its facilities and future objectives, to raise the efficiency and reliability of its infrastructure, and contribute to economic growth and the prosperity of the emirate.
“In adherence with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Dewa’s vision to become a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation, we work to raise the capacity and efficiency of electricity grids, by developing world-class infrastructure to contribute to the sustainable development of the emirate,†said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa.