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DEWA confirms readiness of its networks to ensure reliable services around the clock · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Dubai Updates. Today we're covering
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  an important announcement from the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, or DIWA, about their readiness
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  to provide reliable services around the clock.
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  That's right. DIWA has confirmed their complete
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  readiness to deliver electricity and water services
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  with the highest standards of reliability, efficiency,
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  and quality. They're deploying teams of engineers
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  and technicians across the Emirate to ensure
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  uninterrupted service. Let's hear directly from
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Managing
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  Director and CEO of DEWA. He said, and I quote,
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  We work in line with the vision of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
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  and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
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  to provide a state -of -the -art integrated electricity
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  and water infrastructure that meets growing demand
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  and supports sustainable development in Dubai.
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  The Smart Grid is a core pillar of DiWA's strategy
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  to develop advanced infrastructure for managing
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  utilities and services through disruptive technologies
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  and fourth industrial revolution applications.
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  We are committed to integrating our efforts with
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  all government entities in Dubai to ensure that
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  major celebrations and events are delivered in
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  a manner befitting Dubai's reputation for hosting
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  world -class celebrations and major international
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  events, while enhancing the Emirates' global
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  competitiveness in service quality. In 2024,
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  we achieved a new world record in electricity
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  customer minutes lost per year, with Dubai recording
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  less than one minute per customer annually, highlighting
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  Diwa's ability to restore power efficiently during
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  faults or unplanned outages. That's an incredible
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  achievement. Less than one minute of power loss
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  per customer annually is truly world -class.
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  Absolutely. Attire also added, and I quote, DEWA's
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  plan for the New Year 2026 celebrations includes
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  implementing proactive maintenance operations
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  and comprehensive inspections of substations
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  and networks, as well as using predictive analytics
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  systems to monitor the performance of electricity
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  and water networks. In addition, DEWA adopts
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  the latest smart monitoring and analysis systems
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  supported by artificial intelligence, ensuring
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  network stability and a rapid response to any
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  operational developments, while delivering a
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  seamless experience for all. It's impressive
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  how they're using AI and predictive analytics.
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  They also have an automatic smart grid restoration
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  system, the first of its kind in the MENA region,
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  which can identify faults and restore service
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  automatically without human intervention. Dubai
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  continues to set the standard for smart infrastructure
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  and reliable utilities That's all for today's
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  update Stay tuned for more news from Dubai