DEWA invests $151m in 6 new 132/11 kV transmission substations

DEWA invests $151m in 6 new 132/11 kV transmission substations

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned six new 132/11 kV transmission substations from January to the end of April 2023 with a conversion capacity of 900 megavolt-amperes. The six transmission substations in Al Jaddaf, Tilal Al Ghaf, Bani Yas, Jebel Ali Port, Marsa Dubai and Al Yufrah 1 were commissioned at a total investment of $151m (Dhs555m). Completing the substations required more than six million safe working hours using the latest global digital technologies for transmission substations, thus enhancing DEWA’s efforts to promote digital transformation in all its service and operations. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA said the total cost of DEWA’s electricity transmission network projects under construction exceeds Dhs5bn while the reliability and availability of the company’s transmission lines is around 100 per cent. The project included 3,450 metres of 132kV ground cable to connect with the main transmission network. “The total number of 132 kV transmission stations across Dubai reached 340 stations by the end of April 2023, in addition to 24 stations under construction,” said Hussain Lootah, executive vice president of Transmission Power at DEWA. Al Tayer highlighted that the utility firm is committed to making Dubai a role model