Dewa building three $114M substations for Expo 2020

UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is building three 132/11 kV substations with 45 km of high-voltage (132 kV) cables in support of the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

 


UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is building three 132/11 kV substations with 45 km of high-voltage (132 kV) cables in support of the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

The total cost of the electricity projects will amount to more than $114 million, reports Trade Arabia.

The substations will all be ready by 2017.

DEWA is allocating $708 million to boost electricity, water, and renewable energy projects in Dubai, with a nearly $2 billion worth of investments going into the development of smart grids, DEWA managing director and CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said.

Source: Trade Arabia