DEWA records growth in high voltage transmission substations in H1 2022

DEWA records growth in high voltage transmission substations in H1 2022

DUBAI - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recorded substantial growth in the number of new transmission substations and investments allocated to transmission substations by 22% during the first half of 2022, compared to the same period last year.

From the beginning of this year until June 2022, DEWA commissioned a new 400 kV transmission substation, and 10 new 132 kV transmission substations with investments amounting to AED 1.7 billion, which raises the total number of 400 kV transmission substations in Dubai to 26 substations, and 132 kV transmission substations to 329 substations.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, noted that the total value of DEWA’s investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024 is AED10 billion. This includes AED2 billion for 400 kV transmission projects and AED8 billion for 132 kV projects.

Al Tayer added, “DEWA’s plans for growth are in line with the Dubai 2040 Urban Masterplan, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, to provide 100% of Dubai’s total power production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.

“DEWA’s adoption of the latest disruptive and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, smart technologies and innovative practices in all its service and