250-MW hydroelectric power plant in Hatta 35% complete

250-MW hydroelectric power plant in Hatta 35% complete

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that the work progress at the Hatta hydroelectric power plant reached 35 percent by the end of December 2021.

The plant’s production capacity is set to reach 250 megawatts (MW) with a storage capacity of 1,500 megawatt-hours and a lifespan of up to 80 years. This is the first of its kind in the Gulf region, with investments of around AED1.421 billion.

Turbines operated by the speed of the waterfall from an upper reservoir through a 1,200-metre water tunnel will be used to generate electricity, with high efficiency in power generation and storage of up to 78.9 percent and with a 90-second response demand for electricity.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, said that Dewa had completed the 1,200-metre water high-pressure tunnel. The first 37-metre-high Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) wall is also complete at the project’s upper dam.

“The pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is part of Dewa’s efforts to support the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and