DEWA completes 84.52% construction on Phase 4 of H-Station in Al Aweer – MEP MiddleEast

DEWA completes 84.52% construction on Phase 4 of H-Station in Al Aweer – MEP MiddleEast

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 84.52% construction on the 829 megawatts (MW) Phase 4 of the H-Station power plant in Al Aweer with investments totalling $299.5mn (AED1.1bn).

Phase 4 will increase the station's total capacity to 2,825MW under climate conditions of up to 50 degrees Celsius. The project is expected to be operational by Q2 of 2022.

The project is being implemented by a consortium comprising Siemens Energy and Elsewedy Power. It includes supplying, installing, testing, and commissioning three Siemens gas turbines with a total capacity of 829MW.

The project also includes installing sub devices and equipment from major international companies such as natural gas compressors from Germany's MAN. It also includes a natural gas treatment station from Dutch company Petrogas. Other local and regional companies are also contributing to this project.

This is one of DEWA's key projects to meet the reserve margin criterion set for peak electricity demand in Dubai.  It will add to DEWA's current installed capacity of 12,900 MW of electricity.

The executive vice president of Generation at DEWA, Nasser Lootah, said that the station is equipped with the latest systems and technologies to reduce emissions to the minimum. The turbines will be completely fuelled with