DEWA commissions six transmission substations
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned six 132/11 kV transmission substations.
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UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned six 132/11 kV transmission substations.
The six new 132/11 kV substations, commissioned from January to the end of April 2023, are located in Al Jaddaf; Tilal Al Ghaf; Bani Yas; Jebel Ali Port; Marsa Dubai; and Al Yufrah 1. They have a conversion capacity of 900 MVA and cost 151,106,742 USD (555 M AED).
The project included 3,450 m of 132 kV ground cable to connect with the main transmission network. In order to complete these substations, over 6 M safe working hours have been spent, using the latest global transmission substation digital technologies. This has furthered DEWA’s efforts to promote digital transformation in all its services and operations.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said that the total cost of DEWA’s electricity transmission network projects under construction exceeds 1,361,322,000 USD (5 B AED). The reliability and availability of DEWA’s transmission lines is around 100 %. Al Tayer highlighted DEWA’s eagerness to ensure optimising resources and the highest standards of security, safety, and quality in implementing all its projects.
Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA, said, “We are working to provide advanced infrastructure, increase the capacity and efficiency of the power transmission network in the area, and meet the requirements of customers, developers, and the business sector. The total number of 132 kV transmission stations across Dubai reached 340 stations by the end of April 2023, in addition to 24 stations under construction.”
Source: WAM