The Department of Energy in Abu Dhabi announced conducting reviews of the electrical wiring instructions in force in 2014 in the emirate, with the aim of seeking an opportunity to reduce the financial and technical burdens of citizens wishing to build residential villas, without compromising public safety or the safety of installations.
The work team of the Department of Organizational Affairs in the department has reviewed these instructions, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Distribution Company and Al Ain Distribution Company, and some paragraphs have been identified in the instructions that can be modified to in turn reduce the burdens on the owners of residential villas.
For his part, Eng. Mohammed bin Jarash Al Falasi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Energy Department, said: “The department works with its partners to improve the services provided to citizens in the emirate and implement the directions of good leadership aimed at enhancing the quality of life and happiness of society.”
For this purpose, the work teams of the Energy Department and Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Distribution Company have updated the instructions related to allocating a room for electrical distribution boards in residential villas, and their citizens have been allowed to install wall distribution panels with a maximum electrical current of 399 amps, instead of the electricity rooms that were a physical burden. The owners of villas, which will enable citizens to provide 25 thousand dirhams a minimum of the value of the cost of establishing electricity rooms. It is expected that at least 50% of the owners of new residential villas in the emirate will benefit from these amendments. T. Responsible for the distribution of the area that will be built villa in Abu Dhabi or Al Ain, through the procedures for reviewing applications for formulations, and it will be approved by the two companies after compliance with all requirements so special.