UAE: New expansion of Al Layyah station opens

UAE: New expansion of Al Layyah station opens

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Tuesday inaugurated the new expansion of the Al Layyah station, a project with a total cost of AED2.1 billion and a total capacity of 1,026 megawatts.

Upon his arrival, His Highness cut the ribbon for the opening of the main building, at Al Layyah station, and watched a video presentation by Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi, Director-General of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWGA), discussing the investments targeted for electricity production and water desalination sector, and the Authority’s production capacity.

Al Shamsi also reviewed the total capacity of SEWGA electricity production assets, the number of desalination plants in Sharjah, in addition to the distribution capacity of the natural gas network, the number of pumping stations, and the size of the natural gas network at the emirate level.

The Ruler of Sharjah listened to a presentation on the project, which comes within the framework of developing the electricity production sector system and is SEWGA's largest investment in the field of energy in the emirate. The project aims to increase the production capacity of the station and contribute to raising its operational efficiency, in