Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) awarded contracts to construct four substations with a combined value of Dh1.28 billion, as the state-owned firm continues to invest in the emirate’s power infrastructure to meet future demand.
The new facilities will add to Dewa’s existing 21 substations, reflecting the utility’s efforts to increase the capacity and efficiency of its transmission networks, the company said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Dewa aims to spend Dh81 billion on energy projects over the next five years, with renewables accounting for a growing share of electricity output as the emirate’s demand for power grows. Dubai, which generates 98 per cent of its electricity from natural gas, has over four gigawatts (GW) of power projects in the pipeline, with 10.2GW of total production capacity for electricity and 470 million imperial gallons per day of desalinated water, according to Dewa.
The National
17/03/2018
