- Dewa has invited companies to submit proposals by 1 February, 2017 for engineering consultancy services for Hatta Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant Project. (December 2016)
- Dewa has extended the bids submission deadline to 15 February, 2017 for proposals on engineering consultancy services for the project. (January 2017)
- Dewa has received proposals on engineering consultancy services from the firms - Aecom of US, Mott MacDonald of UK, Poyry of Switzerland, SNC Lavalin of Canada, Electricite de France, Tractebel of Belgium, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff of Canada, and MWH of UK. SNC Lavalin has submitted the lowest bid offer of AED40.2 million ($10.9 million) for the engineering role. (February 2017)
- A contract worth Dh58-million ($15.8 million) for engineering consultancy services for Hydropower Project has been awarded to Electricite de France. The contract scope covers design, hydro-geological, geological, environmental, geotechnical, and deep excavation studies. It also includes consultancy on deep-water tunnel designs, the dam and hydroelectric power station, the tender for material supply, supervision of construction work, site installation, on-site testing and commissioning. (June 2017)
- Companies have been invited to pre-qualify for the hydropower plant construction contract. Last date to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) documents is 16 November, 2017. (November 2017)
- Dewa has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EDF for a consultancy contract. (November 2017)
- Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has invited companies to provide consultancy services for the design & construction supervision of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta, the northern area of Dubai. (May 2018)
- Bids have been submitted to provide consultancy services for the design & construction supervision of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. The bidders are - Aqleh Engineering Consultant, Eptisa Servicios De Ingenieria S.L., Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd, NJS Consultants Co Ltd, Poyry Switzerland Ltd, and Sogreah Gulf Fzco. The lowest bid offer of 4,012,500 AED came from NJS Consultants. (June 2018)
- The pre-qualified companies have been invited to submit bids by 16 September, 2018 for the EPC contract for the 250 MW Hatta Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant Project in the northern area of Dubai. (July 2018)
- The bids submission deadline for the EPC tender on Hatta Pumped Storage Hydropower Project has been extended to 18 November, 2018. (September 2018)
- Bids submission deadline for the EPC contract has been extended to 13, January 2019 from the previous deadline of 18 November, 2018. (November 2018)
- Bids submission deadline for the EPC contract has again been extended to 13, February 2019. (January 2019)
- Bids for the EPC contract of Hatta Hydropower Plant have been submitted. The bidders are: Acciona of Spain / Larsen & Toubro of India / Voith of Germany, Andritz of Austria / Strabag of Austria, GE of US / Powerchina. (February 2019)
- EDF has completed engineering studies for the proposed project, including design, geological, hydrogeological, environmental, geotechnical and deep excavation studies. (February 2019)
- The lowest bidder is emerged for the EPC contract. The consortium of Andritz of Austria and Strabag of Austria has submitted the lowest bid of AED1.392 billion ($379 million) for the contract. (March 2019)
- The main construction contract worth AED 1.437 billion ($391.2 million) for Hatta Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant Project has been awarded to a consortium of Strabag and Andritz, both of Austria, and Ozkar of Turkey. (August 2019)
- Dewa has invited bids for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. Last date to submit bids is 5 March, 2020. (February 2020)
- The bids submission deadline has been extended for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. Bids are now due to be submitted by 26 March, 2020. (March 2020)
- The bids submission deadline for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta has been extended to 5 May, 2020. (April 2020)
- The bids submission deadline for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta has been extended to 20 May, 2020. (May 2020)
- Dewa has received bids for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. The bidders are: Airolink Building Contracting Llc, Al Hijaz Mechanical Equipment, Al Qawmia Construction Co Llc, Aswar Engineering Gen. Cont. W.L.L., Bhatia General Contracting Co.Llc, Binladin Contracting Group Llc, China National Chemical Engineering Dubai Llc and Target and Jima Construction Llc, Dutco Construction Company Llc, GBH International Contracting L.L.C, Ghantoot Energy and Water Llc, Green Oasis General Contracting Co Llc, Reem Capital Contracting Llc, RMB Contracting Llc, Shapoorji Pallonji Midest Llc, Starbag Dubai Llc, and United Engineering Const. (Unec) Llc. Ghantoot Energy has submitted the lowest bid price of AED 136mn ($37mn) for the contract. (June 2020)
- Dewa has invited bids for the construction of another 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. Last date to submit bids is 5 August, 2020. (July 2020)
- Dewa has received bids for the construction of 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. A total of six bidders have submitted the proposals. Binladin Contracting Group L.L.C of UAE has submitted the lowest bid price of AED 144,020,615. The successful contractor needs to execute the project within 24 months. (August 2020)
- Dewa has invited bids for another EPC contract to build 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. Last date to submit bids is 21 December, 2020. (November 2020)
- Dewa has extended the bids submission deadline for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. Bids are now due to be submitted by 19 January, 2021. (December 2020)
- Dewa has invited bids by 27 January, 2021 for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of proposed ultra/micro filtration plant in Hatta. (December 2020)
- Dewa is set to award the EPC contract by March, 2021 to build 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. The estimated project value is $50 million. Meinhardt Group of Singapore has been mandated as infrastructure consultant for the project. Earlier, DEWA had issued tender twice in February and July, 2020 and cancelled both the tenders. (January 2021)
- Construction work is progressing to schedule on the Hatta pumped hydro storage project in Dubai. The service tunnelling operations have been completed and that construction works are progressing on the upper dam of the scheme. (January 2021)
- Dewa receives bids for EPC contract to build 30 MIG water reservoir in Hatta. A total of eleven bidders have submitted the proposals. Binladin Contracting Group L.L.C of UAE has submitted the lowest bid of AED 112,509,419 ($30.6 million). The successful contractor needs to execute the project within 24 months. The duration includes 60 days of reliability run period. (February 2021)
- Dewa has received bids for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of proposed ultra/micro filtration plant in Hatta. The bidders are: Al Turath Al Aseel Contracting, Aztec Middle East Contracting LLC, Celar Water Equipment LLC, Corodex Trading Co. LLC, Green Oasis General Contracting Co. LLC, Metito Building Contracting LLC, Tornado Building Contracting, Utico FZC. The lowest bid offer of AED 20.5 million has been received from Utico FZC. (March 2021)
- Hitachi ABB Power Grids supplies Andritz Hydro with state-of-the-art technology for grid connection and stabilisation for a unique pumped storage hydroelectric power plant. Hitachi ABB Power Grids will deliver two AC excitation systems, based on power electronic converters. The systems will ensure variable speed operations of the reversible rotating units. The Swiss group will also supply an integrated solution to connect the plant to Dewa’s 132 kV network. (May 2021)
- Dewa has announced that the work progress at Hatta hydroelectric power plant has reached 23 percent. The plant production capacity is set to reach 250 megawatts (MW) with a storage capacity of 1,500 megawatt hours and a lifespan of 80 years. (June 2021)
- Dewa has issued tender for the third party consultancy services for ongoing pumped storage hydro power plant in Hatta. Last date to submit bids is 25 November, 2021. The contract scope involves third party consultancy services for design review, validation and value engineering of EPC contractor’s design and engineering for the project. (November 2021)
- Dewa has extended the bids submission deadline to 23 December, 2021 for the tender on third party consultancy services for ongoing pumped storage hydro power plant in Hatta. The contract scope involves third party consultancy services for design review, validation and value engineering of EPC contractor’s design and engineering for the project. (December 2021)
- Dewa has received bids for the third party consultancy services for the pumped storage hydro power plant in Hatta. The bidders are: AFRY Switzerland Ltd, Bureau Veritas of Dubai, Consultant H S S, Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners, Fichtner GMBH & Co. KG, GEO Global Engineering Consultants, ILF Consulting Engineers of Abu Dhabi, Sener Ingenieria Y Sistemas S.A, SNC-Lavalin Group / M/S Ws Atkins and Partners Overseas, Stucky PC, Tecnica Y Proyectos SA, Tractebel Engineering S.A of Dubai. Tractebel Engineering has submitted the lowest bid price of AED 618,000. (January 2022)
- A new Supreme Committee to oversee the development of Hatta has been established. The committee is chaired by the commissioner-general for Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Well-Being Track. Other members of the committee include the managing director and CEO of Dewa; the director-general of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism; the director-general of Dubai Municipality; the director-general of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority’ the CEO of Engineering Office; as well as representatives from the General Secretariat of The Executive Council of Dubai and the RTA. The committee serves for a renewable period of three years. (January 2022)
- Dubai’s hydroelectric power project in Hatta will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024, said the project developer and owner DEWA. The project is 52.61 percent complete, with the 72-metre main Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) wall and the 37-metre-high RCC side wall of the project’s upper dam completed. (October 2022)
- Dewa has completed about 75.9% of the work on its Hatta Water Reservoir project and is due for completion in April, 2023. Being built at a cost of AED 86 million ($23.4 million), the Hatta project has a storage capacity of 30 million imperial gallons (MIG). Dewa is implementing a project to store 6 billion gallons of water in aquifers that can be retrieved when needed. This will provide the emirate with a strategic reserve of over 50 million gallons of desalinated water per day in emergencies for 90 days. (December 2022)
- Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has announced that steady progress is being made on its pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant at Hatta region with 70% of the work already completed. (May 2023)
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