DEWA unveils Ground Station to track its low earth orbit satellites

DEWA unveils Ground Station to track its low earth orbit satellites

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched Ground Station at the Research and Development (R&D) Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

The independent ground station, which is part of DEWA’s Space-D program, is capable of tracking and communicating with DEWA’s satellites at their low Earth orbit (LEO) of 400-700 kilometers.

Mr. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA inaugurated the ground station in the presence of Mr. Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business at DEWA, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Aleeli, Vice President of R&D at DEWA, along with the R&D Centre’s staff.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer

MD & CEO – DEWA “Through the Space-D program, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in January 2021, we aim to make nano satellites a complementing technology to the ground IoT communications network. This will support the digitization of the power and water networks, enhance the planning, operations, and preventative maintenance for the generation, distribution, and transmission divisions as well as the smart grids and the electric vehicle charging stations. This will also cut costs, improve investment of DEWA’s assets, share knowledge and experience, as well as