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DEWA commissioned 1,994 11kV substations in 2025 · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, or DIWA,
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  announced a major achievement in its electricity
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  distribution network during 2025. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, stated that Diwa commissioned
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  1 ,994 new 11KV substations in 2025, compared
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  to 1 ,530 in 2024, representing an increase of
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  more than 30%. This supports Diwa's strategy
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  to strengthen its electricity distribution network
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  in line with the highest standards of efficiency,
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  reliability, and quality. This development is
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  important because it reflects Diwa's ongoing
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  efforts to meet Dubai's growing electricity and
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  water demand while supporting the Emirates' rapid
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  economic and urban growth. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, said, We continue to work
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  in line with the vision and directives of the
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  wise leadership to develop and expand the distribution
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  network infrastructure in accordance with the
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  highest international standards, ensuring that
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  the growing demand for electricity and water
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  in Dubai is met, while supporting the Emirates'
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  rapid economic and urban growth and addressing
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  demand forecasts up to 2030. This further reinforces
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  Dubai's position as one of the best cities in
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  the world to live, work, and invest, in line
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  with the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33, and the
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  Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Altair added, We adopt the latest
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  technologies and digital solutions in the design,
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  implementation, and operation of distribution
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  networks, enhancing performance efficiency, strengthening
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  readiness and resilience, and delivering world
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  -class services that meet and exceed customers'
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  expectations while supporting Dubai's transition
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  towards net zero and sustainability. In addition,
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  work on the 11 kV distribution substations and
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  related activities during 2025 comprised more
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  than 1 .45 million working hours, carried out
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  according to the highest health and safety standards.
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  By the end of 2025, the total number of medium
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  -voltage distribution substations, including
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  11 kV and 6 .6 kV, reached 47 ,060.