490 million gallons of water per day, the production capacity of the authority
"Dubai Electricity and Water": reduce water consumption 30% by 2030
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has confirmed that the integrated strategy for managing water resources in Dubai includes reducing water consumption by 30% by 2030.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of the authority, said that the authority is working within the framework of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to continue developing a world-class infrastructure that keeps pace with the increasing demand for electricity and water in Dubai. Providing services according to the highest international standards for more than one million customers, in addition to ensuring the sustainability of water resources, in line with the integrated strategy for water resources management in Dubai, which focuses on enhancing water resources, rationalizing consumption and using the latest technologies and innovative solutions.
reduce consumption
He added, in a statement on the occasion of "World Water Day 2022", that the strategy includes reducing water consumption by 30% by 2030, pointing out that the total production capacity of water in the Authority is 490 million gallons of water per day, of which 63 million gallons are using reverse osmosis technology. In the complex of Jebel Ali plants for power production and water desalination, which is one of the main pillars for providing the Emirate of Dubai with electricity and water services.
desalinated water
Al Tayer continued, "We aim to reach the production of 100% of desalinated water, using a mixture of clean energy, combining renewable energy sources and waste heat by 2030," noting that DEWA has achieved a new global achievement, by obtaining the lowest global competitive price of $0.277. An American per cubic meter of desalinated water in a desalination project with an independent product system, in the Hassyan Complex, with a production capacity of 120 million gallons per day, using reverse osmosis technology. The project is expected to be completed in 2024.
Storage and retrieval
Al Tayer added: “We are working on a project to store and retrieve desalinated water in groundwater basins, which is the largest of its kind in the world to store drinking water and provide it in emergencies. Al-Lisaili has a capacity of 60 million gallons.
proactive solutions
Al Tayer stressed that the Authority continues to develop innovative proactive solutions, relying on its advanced smart network, and the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with the aim of raising efficiency and rationalizing consumption.. He pointed out that the Authority has completed the installation of more than two million smart electricity and water meters in Dubai, to enable customers to monitor Managing and controlling their consumption proactively and digitally, indicating that the smart and interconnected systems that the authority uses to manage all its facilities and services, allow raising operational efficiency, and reducing the percentage of waste in water transmission and distribution networks, which decreased from 42% in 1988 to 5.3% in 2021, It is one of the lowest rates in the world.
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