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DEWA Saves AED 40 million by re-engineering gas turbine maintenance · DEWA Podcasts

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  In this short dialogue, we are highlighting a
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  major operational achievement by Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority in gas turbine maintenance,
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  where re -engineering inspection and major maintenance
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  processes delivered measurable financial and
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  technical gains. The headline figures are significant.
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  The initiative saved 229 workdays and 40 million
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  UAE dirhams over seven years compared with business
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  as usual. It also reduced maintenance outage
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  durations, enhanced generation unit availability
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  and improved the use of human and technical resources.
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  developed by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's
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  Generation Division, also gained international
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  recognition with a seven -star rating at the
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  International Best Practice Competition, establishing
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  it as a global benchmark for excellence in gas
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  turbine maintenance. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, Managing Director and Chief Executive
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  Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  said, At DEWA, we continuously transform innovation
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  into tangible and sustainable value. Through
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  the re -engineering of major gas turbine maintenance
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  processes, we have significantly shortened outage
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  durations, enhanced generation asset readiness
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  and improved resource utilisation. This achievement
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  strengthens the resilience, reliability and efficiency
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  of the power generation system, enabling us to
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  meet the Emirates' growing energy demand while
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  maintaining the highest standards of safety and
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  operational excellence. The seven -star rating
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  awarded to this practice by the International
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  Best Practice Competition reflects DEWA's culture
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  of continuous improvement and innovation, as
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  well as the capabilities of our Emirati talent
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  in developing world -class solutions that deliver
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  measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency
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  and asset sustainability. implemented the initiative
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  in coordination with Siemens Energy, using a
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  comprehensive approach that optimized work sequencing,
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  strengthened coordination between operations,
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  maintenance and engineering teams, improved the
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  management of specialized resources and critical
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  spare parts, and used advanced business planning
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  and operational data analytics. Overall, the
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  result is not just cost savings. It is a stronger,
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  more reliable generation system and a clear example
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  of how innovation can produce long -term operational
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  value.