SirajPower completes Al Tajir Glass solar rooftop project
SirajPower, a leading distributed solar energy provider in the region, has announced the completion of work on the solar rooftop project within the Al Tajir Glass Industries’ facility in Jebel Ali Industrial Area, Dubai. Announcing the successful commissioning of the plant, SirajPower said it was now fully operational and would be generating 4.6GWh […]
Abu Dhabi to implement Demand Side Management regulations from 1 July
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy announced that it aims to implement its Demand Side Management (DSM) regulations from 1 July 2023. These regulations form a comprehensive framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating energy and water efficiency initiatives related to DSM, DoE said in a press statement. Additionally, the new regulations will better allocate or rationalise […]
DEWA calls on the public to watch livestreaming of the launch of DEWA-SAT2
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has called upon the public to watch the live streaming of the launch of its second nanosatellite ‘DEWA Sat-2’. The 6U nanosatellite for remote sensing applications will be launched on Wednesday, 12th April 2023 from 10:30 am UAE time. The nanosatellite will be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
GRID GROWTH: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority shares T&D numbers for 2022
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) announced on Wednesday the growth numbers for its electricity, water transmission and distribution grids in 2022. The total length of electricity transmission lines reached 4,332 kilometres (km) The total length of electricity distribution lines – underground cables increased to 37,541 km. The total length of electricity distribution lines – […]
DEWA’s electricity transmission and distribution lines reached 42,586.71 kms last year
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s electricity, water transmission and distribution lines witnessed substantial growth across Dubai in 2022. The total length of transmission and distribution electricity lines has reached 42,586.71 kilometres, and the water transmission and distribution lines has reached 13,769 kilometres. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, highlighted DEWA’s […]
DEWA commissions a new 132/11 kV transmission substation in Tilal Al Ghaf
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Monday that it has commissioned a 132/11 kV substation with a conversion capacity of 150 megavolt-amperes (MVA) at Majid Al Futtaim Development’s Tilal Al Ghaf mixed-use project in Dubai. The substation project also included 300 metres of 132kV ground cable to connect it to the main transmission […]
AMEA Power signs $1.1bln green energy projects in Egypt
Dubai-based AMEA Power, a leading renewable energy company in the Middle East, has achieved the financial close to deliver 500MW wind and 500MW solar projects representing $1.1 billion of investment in Egypt. The deal takes the company’s clean energy portfolio to 2GW in the country. AMEA Power will develop, own and operate the 500MW solar […]
AMEA Power signs $1.1bln green energy projects in Egypt
Dubai-based AMEA Power, a leading renewable energy company in the Middle East, has achieved the financial close to deliver 500MW wind and 500MW solar projects representing $1.1 billion of investment in Egypt. The deal takes the company’s clean energy portfolio to 2GW in the country. AMEA Power will develop, own and operate the 500MW solar […]
DEWA appoints consultant for implementing sixth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the appointment of a consortium of companies led by Ernst & Young (EY Consulting) to provide consultancy services for implementing the 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The 900MW 6th phase, which […]
Dubai’s DEWA adds 600MW of clean energy production capacity
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced that the entity had added 300 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in 2022 from the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the world’s largest single-site solar park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) […]