DEWA inaugurates 6 transmission substations in 2021

DEWA inaugurates 6 transmission substations in 2021

: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated six electricity transmission substations with a total investment of over AED 1.1 billion from the beginning of 2021 to 30 April 2021. This is part of its efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency. The substations include a 400 kilovolt (kV) substation at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park with a conversion capacity of 2,020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and five 132 kV substations across several areas in Dubai with a conversion capacity of 750 MVA. These stations supply the neighbourhoods of Al Satwa; Palm Deira; Jebel Ali Industrial Zone; and Umm Al Daman. Completing those stations required some 10.6 million safe working hours despite the COVID-19 pandemic during the final stages of implementation. The substations were constructed with state-of-the-art technologies used globally in constructing substations to ensure the highest safety and security standards. This protects the health of DEWA staff as well as society. "We work in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide a state-of-the-art integrated infrastructure for electricity