52.61% of work progress at Hatta hydroelectric power plant is complete

52.61% of work progress at Hatta hydroelectric power plant is complete

DUBAI - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that the work progress of the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant being built by DEWA in Hatta, has reached 52.61 percent.

DEWA also announced the completion of the construction of the 72-metre main Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) wall of the upper dam.

DEWA has also completed the construction of the 37-metre-high RCC side wall at the project’s upper dam.

The hydroelectric power plant will use the stored water in Hatta Dam, and the upper dam that is built in the mountain to produce electricity.

The plant will have a production capacity of 250 megawatts (MW), a storage capacity of 1,500 megawatt-hours and a life span of up to 80 years. This is the first station of its kind in the GCC, with investments up to AED1.421 billion.

The project is planned for completion by the fourth quarter of 2024.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said that the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is part of DEWA’s efforts to achieve the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to achieve the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon