DEWA’s Dhs256m water pipeline project in Dubai nears completion

DEWA’s Dhs256m water pipeline project in Dubai nears completion

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has said that its project to extend its water transmission network by 36km across Dubai is now nearly 88 per cent complete and is on course to be completed by April 2021.

The Dhs256m expansion project includes extensions along Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road; and connections between the Hassyan Pump Station to Dubai Investments Park and Dubai World Central; from Nakhali Reservoir to Alaweer roundabout alongside the Dubai-Hatta Road and Muhaisnah; and from Margham wells to Dubai Al Ain Road.

The project has two sections. Section A has a total length of 11.81km and Section B is 24.03km long. The project includes the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Glass-Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) water pipes (in different diameters), and also precast GRE chambers, reported Dubai Media Office.

DEWA has completed 87.73% of the project to extend its water transmission network by 36 kilometres in different areas across Dubai, at a total cost of about AED 256 million. The project will be completed in April 2021 #DEWANews pic.twitter.com/Qd6RV7Zo9N

“” DEWA | Official Page (@DEWAOfficial) January 23, 2021

By implementing overall new technologies over the last few decades, DEWA said that losses in water transmission and distribution