Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced the opening of six electricity transmissions built at a total investment of over AED1.1 billion ($300 million).
These include a 400 kilovolt (kV) substation at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park with a conversion capacity of 2,020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and five 132 kV units spread across several areas in Dubai with a conversion capacity of 750 MVA.
This comes as part of Dewa's efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency, said the statement from Dewa.
These stations supply the neighbourhoods of Al Satwa; Palm Deira; Jebel Ali Industrial Zone; and Umm Al Daman, it added.
Speaking at the launch, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, said this will meet the future needs of customers, developers, and the business sector.
"It will also provide a convenient margin by using the latest tools and the best smart and digital technologies to anticipate the future. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to digitally transform all its operations and services," he stated.
With this, the total value of Dewa’s investments in electricity transmission has surged to AED8.8 billion, including AED2 billion for key 400 kV transmission projects and AED6.8 billion for 132 kV projects, he said.
According to him, the entire substation work was completed successfully clocking around 10.6 million safe working hours despite the Covid-19 pandemic during the final stages of implementation.
Executive VP (Transmission Power) Hussain Lootah said that constructing the substations was implemented as planned despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
There are now 24 400kV substations in Dubai as of April 30, 2021, with another three under construction, while the number of 132kV substations have risen to 312 with 39 under construction, he stated.
The substations have been constructed with state-of-the-art technologies to ensure the highest safety and security standards. This protects the health of Dewa staff as well as society, he added.
