Dubai: Dewa’s Dh1.4-billion hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is 58.48% complete

Dubai: Dewa’s Dh1.4-billion hydroelectric power plant in Hatta is 58.48% complete

It will have a production capacity of 250 megawatts; it is the first station of its kind in the GCC and is planned for completion in Q4 of 2024

Published: Mon 26 Dec 2022, 10:44 AM

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Monday said around 58.48 per cent of work on its Dh1.42 billion pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant being built in Hatta has been completed.

The power plant 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. This is the first station of its kind in the GCC and is planned for completion in Q4 of 2024.

The plant supports the comprehensive development plan for Hatta to meet the social, developmental, economic, and environmental needs as well as provide innovative job opportunities for Emiratis in Hatta.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, visited the plant to check the work progress.

Al Tayer inspected the construction site at the hydroelectric power plant, where he was briefed about the work progress. The visit also included the inspection of the power generators site and the upper dam, where the water intake in the Hatta Dam connected to the power