DEWA plans to build 97 new 132/11 kilovolt (kV) substations over the next three years, at a projected cost of AED 10bn ($2.72bn), to meeting growing demand for energy in Dubai.
The new substations will be located at Hassyan, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, and other locations to support the expansion of other power plants in Jebel Ali and Al Aweer.
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said: We intend to launch new projects to enhance the efficiency of our electricity transmission networks, with an allocated investment of AED 1 billion. DEWA continuously adopts new strategies based on innovation, to anticipate future challenges and opportunities.
Up until the end of last year, DEWA established a total of 222 132/11kV main substations, 16 of which were commissioned in 2016 at a total cost of AED 2bn.
Dubais electricity production capacity reached 10,000 megawatts (MW) in 2016, while peak load was 7,982MW, compared to 7,696MW in 2015. The utility will invest around AED 65bn in electricity projects over the next five years to meet future demand.