Dubai Electrical energy and Water Authority (DEWA) commissioned a report 924 new 11 kV distribution substations throughout Dubai within the first half of 2025, up from 558 in the identical interval in 2024, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, has mentioned.
The development and related works concerned 654,456.30 man-hours, all accomplished beneath stringent high quality, effectivity and security requirements. Al Tayer careworn that the achievement displays DEWA’s dedication to strengthen Dubai’s infrastructure to satisfy rising electrical energy demand pushed by speedy city, inhabitants and financial development.
“On condition that funding in infrastructure is the first driver of the economic system and complete growth, we’re dedicated to strengthening the pioneering mannequin established by DEWA in constructing superior and complete infrastructure that contributes to attaining the Dubai Financial Agenda D33 and the Dubai 2040 City Grasp Plan.
Due to the directives of the sensible management and the adoption of innovation, sustainability, the most recent applied sciences, analysis and sound scientific planning, the standard and competitiveness of our infrastructure have change into among the many finest on the earth, with DEWA ranked first globally in 12 KPIs inside its areas of labor,” mentioned Al Tayer.
“In 2024, DEWA recorded the world’s lowest electrical energy transmission and distribution community losses at simply 2%, in comparison with 6%-7% in Europe and the US. DEWA additionally set a world report for the bottom buyer minutes misplaced, attaining simply 0.94 minutes per 12 months, in comparison with a median of quarter-hour throughout the European Union,” added Al Tayer.
Rashid Bin Humaidan, Govt Vice President of Distribution Energy at DEWA, mentioned there have been now 62 33 kV substations and 64,084 medium voltage (11 kV and 6.6 kV) substations in service.
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