DEWA’s hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is 58.48% complete

DEWA’s hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is 58.48% complete

Dubai, UAE: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has visited the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant site that DEWA is building in Hatta to check the work progress. The power plant, which will have a production capacity of 250 megawatts (MW), a storage capacity of 1,500 megawatt-hours and a life span of up to 80 years, is 58.48% complete. This is the first station of its kind in the GCC, with investments of up to AED 1.421 billion. The project is planned for completion in Q4 of 2024.

The pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is part of DEWA’s efforts to achieve the vision and directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It supports the comprehensive development plan for Hatta, launched by His Highness, to meet the social, developmental, economic, and environmental needs as well as provide innovative job opportunities for Emiratis in Hatta.

During the visit, HE Al Tayer was accompanied by Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation; Mansoor Al Suwaidi, Vice President – Projects and Engineering (Generation); and Khalifa Al Badwawi, Project Manager, along with the project