It recorded a growth in the number of high-voltage transmission stations during the first half
DEWA: 10 billion dirhams of investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024
The inauguration of transport stations is carried out according to the highest standards of quality, efficiency and safety.
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority recorded a growth in the number of new transmission stations by 22% during the first half of 2022, compared to the same period last year.
From the beginning of this year until June 2022, the authority inaugurated a new main transmission station "400 kV", and 10 new main transmission stations "132 kV", with investments amounting to one billion and 700 million dirhams, which raises the total number of transmission stations "400 kV" in Dubai to 26 stations, and transmission stations "132 kV" to 329 stations.
The Authority's investments
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, indicated that the total value of the Authority’s investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024 amounted to 10 billion dirhams, including two billion dirhams for major transport projects “400 kV”, and eight billion dirhams. Dirhams for the main transmission projects "132 kV".
Al Tayer said: “We derive our vision from the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide advanced infrastructure according to the highest international standards, to meet the growing needs of energy and water in the emirate, and to keep pace with the needs of sustainable development in Dubai. ».
He added, "The Authority's plans for growth are in line with the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Carbon Neutrality Strategy 2050, which aims to provide 100% of Dubai's energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050."
Reliability and availability
Al Tayer stressed that DEWA’s adoption of the latest disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, smart technologies and innovative practices in all its service and operational operations contributed to achieving 100% in the reliability and availability of the energy transmission system in Dubai, and achieving the best performance among service institutions worldwide in the field of power transmission. energy since 2018.
He added that over the past 10 years, the authority has succeeded in reducing the rate of electricity cuts per subscriber in Dubai from 6.88 minutes per year in 2012 to only 1.43 minutes in 2021, which is the lowest rate recorded in the world.
Quality standards
For his part, Executive Vice President - Energy Transmission Sector at DEWA, Engineer Hussain Lootah, said that transmission stations are being inaugurated according to the highest standards of quality, efficiency and safety, based on the latest digital technologies for transmission stations, which enhances DEWA’s efforts to promote digital transformation in all areas. its service and operational operations.
He pointed out that the transmission station "132/400 kilovolts" was inaugurated in the Fifth Industrial Area of Al Qusais, while the transmission stations "132/11 kilovolts" are distributed in the areas: Al Barsha South, Jebel Ali, Al Furjan, Al Markaz, Business Bay, Umm Hurair, Wadi Al-Safa, Oud Al-Muteena, Al-Raqqa, and Al-Wasl.
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