Dewa commissions 17 new substations for AED3.32bn

Dewa commissions 17 new substations for AED3.32bn

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DUBAI / WAM

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) inaugurated 17 new substations in 2022. These include fifteen 132kV stations with a conversion capacity of 2,280 megavolt amperes (MVA) and two 400kV stations with a conversion capacity of 4,000 MVA, in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5 and Jebel Ali First.

Dewa installed five kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines and 247 kilometres of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network. This is part of Dewa’s continuous efforts to keep pace with the prosperity of Dubai.

The new 132kV main transmission stations supply Al Barsha South, Jebel Ali, Al Furjan, Al Merkadh, Business Bay, Umm Hurair, Wadi Al Safa, Oud Al Muteena, Al Rigga, Al Wasl, Me’aisem, Umm Al Ramool, Al Aweer, and Ghadeer Barashy. The total cost of these stations and projects has reached around AED3.2 billion.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, said, “At Dewa, our strategies and action plans are inspired by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,