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DEWA awards AED 216 million contract to enhance efficiency and reliability of Dubai’s water networks · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Future Forward, the podcast, well,
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  the podcast all about strategic development.
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  Hi, everyone. Today, we are turning our attention
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  to Dubai, where a huge investment is set to secure
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  a really vital resource. That is absolutely right,
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  Alex. Right. So the Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, you know, Diwa, has just awarded a
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  contract worth, get this, AED $216 million. It's
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  for a strategic project to boost the efficiency
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  and the reliability of Dubai's water transmission
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  networks. And this isn't just like routine maintenance,
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  is it? No, not at all. The contract includes
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  the supply, installation, testing, all of it
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  for these glass -reinforced epoxy, or GRE, pipelines,
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  all different diameters. Wow. And that's along
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  with all the other associated works happening
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  across, well, multiple locations in the Emirate.
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  And you can really tell how strategically important
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  this is. I mean, it was highlighted by Diwa's
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  leadership right from the top. Okay. Yeah, His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, the MD and
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  CEO, he emphasized that, and I'm quoting here.
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  Let's hear it. Diwa is committed to enhancing
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  production and operational efficiency, all while
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  strengthening the reliability of Dubai's water
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  transmission networks. Hmm. And this is all in
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  support of the Emirates' sustainable development
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  goals. It's a big picture thing. Wow, those are
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  some powerful words. Yeah. So, OK, let's break
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  down the actual physical scope. Like, what are
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  they actually building? OK, so the project basically
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  entails installing and commissioning a 7 .1 kilometer
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  main water transmission line. 7 .1 kilometers.
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  Wow. Yeah. And crucially, it also includes 20
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  new interconnections. And these are for both
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  the transmission and the distribution networks,
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  all to increase the flow and pressure across,
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  you know, various areas of Dubai. Ah, so it's
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  all about reinforcing the system's readiness
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  then. Exactly. And making sure it can meet that
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  growing demand. I mean, this is really proactive
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  infrastructure management. Precisely. The whole
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  point is to ensure there's enough water supply
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  for current and for future needs. Right, for
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  the future. And it's scheduled for completion
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  within just 24 months. For a project of this
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  scale, that is a very swift timeline. That is
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  so fast. It is. And it will directly support
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  Dubai's advanced infrastructure and all of its
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  multi -sector development initiatives. It's just
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  such a clear example of building that foundation
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  for future growth. Totally. Okay, so that leads
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  us to a question for all of you listening. As
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  cities are growing at this, I mean, just an unprecedented
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  pace, what do you think is the single most critical
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  piece of infrastructure that governments must
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  invest in to ensure that long -term sustainability?