Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electrical energy and Water Authority (DEWA), has revealed that DEWA’s electrical energy transmission community tasks now exceed AED7.6 billion in worth.
He additional famous that DEWA commissioned 4 132 kV substations with a conversion capability of 450 megavolt-amperes throughout the first half of 2025, at a value of AED725 million. These tasks included the extension of 228km of transmission cables.
Al Tayer defined that DEWA is presently constructing 49 new 132 kV substations and two 400 kV substations. DEWA can also be inviting essential contractors to submit proposals for the implementation of 11 new 132 kV transmission substations.
Over the following three years, DEWA intends to challenge new tenders to determine greater than 57 extra 132 kV substations and to increase 160km of underground transmission cables.
Hussain Lootah, Govt Vice President of Transmission Energy at DEWA, defined that the brand new substations serve completely different areas, together with two in Al Yalayis 5 to satisfy the vitality wants of residents’ housing tasks, in addition to substations in Hatta and Warsan 4.
He famous that the entire variety of DEWA’s electrical energy transmission substations reached 391 by the tip of the primary half of 2025, together with 27 substations at 400 kV and 364 at 132 kV.
The implementation and commissioning of those tasks required greater than 4.5 million working hours utilizing the most recent internationally accredited digital applied sciences.
DEWA has awarded contracts to construct 10 new 132 kV substations in a number of areas in Dubai, together with Al Barsha South 2, Enterprise Bay, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Airport Metropolis, Nad Al Sheba 1 and Wadi Al Safa 5, at a complete price of AED1.1 billion.
DEWA has additionally awarded tasks to increase 132 kV cables to attach the brand new essential substations to the primary electrical energy transmission community, with a complete size of 60.6km and a complete price of AED288 million.
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