HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has visited a number of dams, water and energy projects during his field trip in the east coast of the UAE. His Highness has approved 5.8 billion dirhams for electricity and water projects in the northern regions. The adoption of a number of dam projects, the establishment of a federal water network, linking them to the network of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, at a cost of 2.4 billion dirhams.
His Highness also approved the construction of a 1.2 billion dirham solar power plant in Umm Al Quwain and a 150 million gallon desalination plant in the emirate to be completed over the next two years.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "The constant movement, continuous development and major projects are the hallmarks of the UAE's field of work, and the preparations are not stopping to start new development stages in which we seek to reach our country to the highest levels of excellence. The nerve of the national economy .. and we invest in it because our economy will not stop growing ».
"My tours in the field are a practical way and my management style, and the tradition of his legacy from Zayed and Rashid will not stop him," he concluded.
This came during a visit by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which included the visit of the Gail Dam in the city of Kalba, Emirate of Sharjah, which was established in 2017 at a total cost of 31 million dirhams, length 354 meters, and the height of five meters, 541 thousand cubic meters, which serves the dam in the protection of life and property, and recharge the groundwater of the region, and the preservation of flood waters and prevent the flow to the sea, where he initiated the work on the draft dams in the regions of Skmkm and profitable and Qadaf.
He also briefed the Minister on the projects of dams in the country and its types, and the projects of future dams that the Ministry of Energy and Industry is working on, in cooperation and coordination with HH the President's initiatives committee. He also briefed on the contribution of dam projects in the storage of groundwater since 2010, To view the public contribution to all the dam projects that the State has hosted, which has reached 105 dams since 1982, under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy and Industry at a total cost of approximately AED 1.6 billion.
He also identified the stages of completion of the hydrological study of water basins in valleys and the initiative of the Emirates Energy Observatory, which includes the use of an integrated policy analysis framework to simulate various policy initiatives that support the objectives of the Energy Strategy 2050.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during his visit to the Gil Kulba dam, reviewed the strategic projects implemented by the Federal Electricity and Water Authority as part of the energy strategy adopted by the Council of Ministers and supervised by the Ministry of Energy and Industry. He also reviewed the project of constructing a 150 million gallon reverse osmosis desalination plant in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain with the independent product system, which is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2021, a joint venture between the Federal Electricity and Water Authority, Mubadala and Aqua Power .
His Highness outlined the features of the Strategic Plan for Water Security (2019-2036), which aims to expand the country's natural water resources and improve the water scarcity index by 2036, including the establishment of water reservoirs, pumping stations and transmission and distribution lines to link the areas of the State under the supervision of the Authority And the Abu Dhabi Power Company, at a total cost of AED 2.4 billion over two years.
His Highness the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai attended a presentation on one of the state's water security strategy projects, which aims to provide at least 75 billion dirhams compared to the current work method. The ministry expects the various bodies in the country to achieve savings in the cost of water desalination by nine billion dirhams when switching to the use of reverse osmosis techniques to purify water instead of the techniques of thermal desalination, which depend on burning gas.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was accompanied by Minister of Cabinet and Future Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail Al Mazrouei and Minister of Infrastructure Development Abdullah bin Mohammed Balheif Al Nuaimi.
Vice President of the State:
"My tour in the field is a practical way and my management style, and the tradition of his heirs of Zayed and Rashid will not stop him."
"Electricity, water and roads projects are the mainstay of the national economy ... and we invest in them because our economy will not stop growing."
Start work on dam projects in the regions of Skmkm and profitable and Qadaf.
Already my world
The UAE has succeeded in achieving a global precedent in reducing the cost of water desalination using enhanced solar reverse osmosis technology, which reduced the cost of desalination by 75% compared with desalination technologies.
The establishment of a federal water network and linking it to the Abu Dhabi and Dubai network at a cost of AED 2.4 billion.
A solar power plant in Umm Al Quwain at a cost of AED 1.2 billion.
Solar Projects
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced the construction of a 300 megawatt solar power plant in Umm Al Quwain, at a cost of AED 1.2 billion, in partnership with the Government of Umm Al Quwain. The project will start operating in the second quarter of 2021, Such a project would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 430,000 metric tons.