The construction of the main wall of the upper dam is completed, 72 meters high

DEWA completes 52.61% of the hydroelectric plant in Hatta

The new plant will rely on the water stored in the Hatta Dam to produce electricity.

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The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that the completion rate of the hydroelectric plant project with hydropower technology stored in the Hatta Dam, which is being implemented by the authority, has reached 52.61%. The side wall of the upper dam is 37 meters high.

production capacity

Dewa pointed out that the hydroelectric station will depend in the production of electricity on the water stored in the Hatta Dam, and another upper dam that was recently built in the mountainous region.

The plant's production capacity will reach 250 megawatts, with a lifespan of up to 80 years. This is the first station of its kind in the Arab Gulf region. The project's investments, expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2024, amount to one billion and 421 million dirhams.

clean energy

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said that the hydroelectric plant project with hydropower technology stored in the "Hatta Dam" comes within the authority's efforts to achieve the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. To achieve the “Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050” and the “Carbon Neutrality Strategy 2050” for the Emirate of Dubai, to provide 100% of the production capacity of energy from clean energy sources by 2050, and within the framework of the comprehensive development plan for the development of the “Hatta” region, and to meet its development and social needs economic and environmental, and providing innovative job opportunities for the citizens of Hatta.

He added that the hydroelectric plant project in the "Hatta" region is among the projects and initiatives launched by the authority to diversify the sources of renewable and clean energy production in Dubai, which includes various available technologies, including photovoltaic panels, concentrated solar energy, and the production of green hydrogen using renewable energy.

Mechanism of Action

According to DEWA, ​​the hydroelectric station will benefit from the water stored in the Hatta Dam and another upper dam that was built in the mountainous region.

Sophisticated turbines, based on clean energy produced in the "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Complex", will work in reverse to pump water from the "Hatta Dam" to the upper dam, and when needed, these turbines will be operated to produce electricity and supply it to the authority's network, through Benefiting from the force of the water rushing from the upper dam to the Hatta dam, through an underground water channel, up to 1.2 km long.

The cycle efficiency of the electricity production and storage process will reach 78.9%, with an immediate response to energy demand within 90 seconds.

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