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DEWA commissioned 793 new 11kV substations in H1 2026 to support Dubai’s growth · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome back, everyone. Today, we're zooming
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  in on a major infrastructure milestone out of
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  Dubai. Yeah. It was officially announced on August
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  9th, 2026. It's a great topic. We're looking
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  at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.
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  Right. Which is known as DIWA. And in just the
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  first half of 2026 alone. Wow. DEWA commissioned
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  an astonishing 793 new 11KV substations across
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  the Emirate. Just think about the logistics of
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  that for a second. I mean, to get 793 substations
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  up and running in six months requires a monumental
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  effort. Seriously? In fact, the construction
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  and associated works involved over 624 ,340 man
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  -hours. And it's not just about building fast,
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  you know, it's about building well. Right. All
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  of those man hours were completed under highly
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  stringent quality, efficiency, and safety standards.
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  Mm -hmm. It's a direct response to Dubai's rapid
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  urban growth. Exactly. To really capture the
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  vision behind this massive project, I want to
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  read the official statement. Okay. Here is the
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  exact quote from His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority. He said, We continue our growth
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  path to keep pace with the continuous expansion
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  of new residential areas, commercial centers,
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  investment projects, and business hubs in Dubai.
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  We aim to anticipate future growth requirements
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  and consolidate the Emirates' position as one
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  of the leading cities globally in developing
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  advanced infrastructure that ensures the highest
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  levels of quality of life. Makes sense. We adopt
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  the latest global technologies to maintain the
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  highest levels of performance, driving sustainable
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  economic and urban growth for decades to come
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  and keeping Diwa at the forefront of utilities
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  worldwide. Diwa recorded the world's lowest customer
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  minutes lost for electricity, averaging just
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  0 .82 minutes per customer annually. Incredible.
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  While Diwa's electricity transmission and distribution
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  losses stand at 2 % and remain the lowest globally.
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  Thank you for sharing that full statement. Those
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  statistics he mentioned at the very end are just
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  incredible. Yeah. Averaging a mere 0 .82 minutes?
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  Like, less than a single minute of lost electricity
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  per customer annually. Right. And maintaining
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  electricity transmission and distribution losses
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  at just 2%. Hmm. It perfectly illustrates how
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  they are managing to keep Diwa at the global
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  forefront of utilities. Definitely. Even while
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  expanding at such a rapid pace to support new
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  residential and business hubs. It truly sets
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  a global benchmark for what advanced city infrastructure
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  can achieve. It certainly does. Now, here's a
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  question we'd like you to think about. Go ahead.
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  As cities around the world continue to expand,
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  how will achieving this extreme level of utility
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  efficiency shape our global future?