DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021 at a cost of Dh2.92 billion

DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021 at a cost of Dh2.92 billion

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021. These include fourteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,100 megavolt amperes and two 400kV stations with a conversion capacity of 4,000 megavolt amperes in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and Al Quoz 2. DEWA installed 222 kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines and 97 kilometres of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network. These stations supply Satwa, Palm Deira, Jebel Ali Industrial 1, Umm Al Daman, Al Barsha First, Al Barsha South Third, Mirdif, Wadi Al Safa 2, Al Khiran First, Al Ruwayah Third, Al Quoz Third, and Business Bay Crossing. The total cost of these stations and projects has reached around Dh2.928 billion. “We provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency. Commissioning 16 substations in 2021 is part of DEWA’s efforts to increase the capacity, efficiency, and readiness of electricity transmission networks in Dubai,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA. Al Tayer noted that the total value of DEWA’s investments in existing and completed electricity transmission projects in 2021 reached Dh9.5 billion. This