DEWA Welcomes 16 New Substations Worth $797mn In 2021 – MEP MiddleEast

DEWA Welcomes 16 New Substations Worth $797mn In 2021 – MEP MiddleEast

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021, including 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 at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Solar Park) and Al Quoz 2.

DEWA installed 222km of 400kV overhead transmission lines and 97km of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network.

These stations supply the areas of 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 the Business Bay Crossing.