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 […]
Dubai DEWA’s consolidated profit rises 10% to $208mln in Q1 2023
Utility provider Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) reported a consolidated net profit of 763 million UAE dirhams ($207.78 million), up 10.4% year-on-year (yoy), in the first quarter of 2023. The first-quarter consolidated revenue rose 7.3% year-on-year to AED 5.44 billion, fuelled by higher demand for electricity, water, and cooling services, the company said in […]
UAE’s ADFD supports $320mln water supply project in Mauritania
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement with the government of Mauritania to help finance a project aimed at providing potable water to the city of Kiffa ADFD’s funding for the $320 million project, which will source and supply water from the Senegal River, is $30 million (110 million UAE dirhams). The […]
ADFD finances sustainable water project in Mauritanian city of Kiffa with $30mln
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement with the government of Mauritania to finance a project aimed at providing potable water to the city of Kiffa, which will be sourced from the Senegal River. The contribution from the ADFD towards this strategic project amounts to AED110 million (US$30 million). The total value […]
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 […]
UAE confirms water security will be core part of COP28 agenda in Dubai
During the 2023 United Nations Water Conference, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, highlighted the UAE’s inclusive and action-orientated approach to water sustainability and its impact on the nation’s security and economy-wide roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions. Delivering the UAE’s national statement at the UN Water Conference, […]
Smart Ball technology saves 130mln gallons of water: DEWA
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has revealed that its Smart Ball technology has provided significant results in detecting leaks in water transmission underground pipelines. These are usually difficult to detect using traditional leak noise logging techniques due to depth. Since its utilisation in April 2021 and until the end of 2022, […]
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 […]