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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer reviews pioneering projects at DEWA’s Distribution Power complex in Al Ruwayyah · DEWA Podcasts

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  In this short discussion, we're highlighting
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  the visit of His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayyar, Managing Director and Chief Executive
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  Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  to the Distribution Power Division's complex
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  in Al -Ruwaya to review initiatives strengthening
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  the reliability, efficiency, and sustainability
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  of Dubai's electricity distribution network.
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  He was accompanied by Rashid bin Humayden, Executive
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  Vice President of Distribution Power, and the
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  visit focused on advanced solutions, including
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  artificial intelligence -powered asset management,
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  accredited laboratory services and inspection
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  methodologies being applied for the first time
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  globally. One of the most important projects
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  reviewed was the Asset Health Centre. which uses
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  real -time data on asset condition, risk and
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  maintenance requirements to support faster and
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  more informed decisions, improve risk -based
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  maintenance planning, optimize replacement timing
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  and reduce asset -related risks. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, Managing Director
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  and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, was also briefed on the
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  Distribution Automation Programme, which uses
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  RF mesh wireless communication technology for
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  remote monitoring and control from distribution
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  control centres, supporting the smart grid and
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  enhancing service reliability. The tour also
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  covered Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's
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  accredited laboratories, including the ISO -IEC
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  17025 -2017 Accredited Cable Lab, which supports
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  root cause analysis, quality assurance, lifecycle
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  management, and external cable testing while
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  generating strong revenue and savings. He also
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  visited the Energy Meter Testing Lab for accredited
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  testing of energy meters and current transformers.
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  Another major highlight is that Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority is the first utility worldwide
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  to use X -ray inspection for capacitor bank circuit
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  breakers without affecting functionality or causing
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  damage. helping detect internal defects early
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  and reduce service interruptions. The visit concluded
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  with the Mobile Training Unit, which delivers
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  safety and operational training directly to field
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  teams and trained more than 9 ,200 employees
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  between 2021 and 2025. Overall, the visit reflected
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  a clear strategy built on innovation, research
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  and development and smarter grid operations.