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DEWA Inaugurated 17 New Substations Last Year | |
| Sumita Pawar |
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the opening of 17 new substations in 2022.
In Al Qusais Industrial Area 5 and Jebel Ali First, there are fifteen 132kV stations with a capacity to convert 2,280 MVA and two 400kV stations with a capacity to convert 4,000 MVA.
The report stated that DEWA installed five kilometres of 400 kV overhead transmission lines and 247 kilometres of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network.
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This is part of DEWA’s continuous efforts to keep pace with the prosperity of Dubai.
The new 132 kV main transmission stations supply Al Barsha South, Jebel Ali, Al Furjan, Al Merkadh, Business Bay, Umm Hurair, Wadi Al Safa, Oud Al Muteena, Al Rigga, Al Wasl, Me’aisem, Umm Al Ramool, Al Aweer, and Ghadeer Barashy.
The total cost of these stations and projects has reached around AED3.2 billion, according to the report.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, "At DEWA, our strategies and action plans provide a strong and advanced electricity and water infrastructure that ensures the continued provision of electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency."
"This supports the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and contributes to making Dubai the preferred place to live, work, and visit."
According to the CEO of DEWA, their investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024 total AED 10 billion. This includes AED2 billion for 400 kV transmission projects and AED8 billion for 132 kV projects.
Al Tayer said that in 2022, DEWA had invested a total of AED 8.1 billion in electricity transmission projects that were already in place or had been finished.
This included AED800 million for 400 kV transmission projects and AED7.3 billion for 132 kV transmission projects.
According to the report, Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission (Power) at DEWA, said that completing the 17 stations required more than 33 million working hours using the latest internationally approved technologies while ensuring the highest security and safety standards.
He noted that by the end of 2022, the total number of 132 kV transmission substations in Dubai would reach 334, in addition to the 29 stations under construction