DEWA’s $408.4 M for 14 substation in 2023
UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated fourteen new 132 kV substations in 2023 with a conversion capacity of 2100 MVA.
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UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated fourteen new 132 kV substations in 2023 with a conversion capacity of 2100 MVA.
The company also installed 120 km of ground cables which connect the substations to the main transmission network. This is part of its efforts to keep pace with the continuous increase in demand for electricity in Dubai. The new transmission stations supply Al Jaddaf, Nad Al Sheba 3, Al Rigga, Al Hebiah 4, Jebel Ali Port (2 substations), Marsa Dubai, Al Yufrah 1, Jebel Ali 2, Business Bay Crossing, Al Thanyah 5, and Jebel Ali Industrial 1,2,3.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said that the total cost of these substations and projects reached around AED1.5 billion. He added that the total value of DEWA’s investments in electricity transmission projects that were completed or started in 2023 reached AED 7 billion. Meanwhile, Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission (Power) at DEWA, said that completing the 14 stations required more than 16 million working hours, and that by the end of 2023, the 132 kV transmission substations in Dubai had reached 348, in addition to 25 stations under construction.
Source: Zawya
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