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DEWA develops a standardised digital design for 132kV substations, enhancing efficiency and accelerating execution of power transmission projects · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're highlighting a major innovation from
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, a standardised
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  and digitally optimised design for 132 kV substations.
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  The purpose is to strengthen the efficiency and
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  resilience of Dubai's electricity infrastructure
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  while accelerating project delivery and standardising
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  engineering and technical criteria. The achievement
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  has also received international recognition.
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  Developed by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's
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  Transmission Power Division, this practice earned
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  a six -star rating at the International Best
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  Practice Competition. The practical impact is
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  substantial. The standardised digital design
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  has supported the construction of 90 132 kV substations,
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  with 23 commissioned during the first half of
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  2026. It has reduced the total time required
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  for substation design and implementation by more
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  than two months and lowered costs by approximately
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  $5 ,080 ,000 per substation. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, said, The strategic projects
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  implemented as part of this integrated digital
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  approach underscore Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority's commitment to fulfilling the aspirations
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  of our wise leadership to make Dubai the world's
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  smartest and most sustainable city. We continue
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  to develop electricity transmission networks
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  in line with a forward -looking vision that keeps
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  pace with Dubai's urban and economic growth while
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  providing advanced, resilient and reliable electrical
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  infrastructure. The standardised and digitally
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  optimised design for 132 kV substations is not
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  merely an engineering or operational development.
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  Rather, it represents a strategic pillar in Dubai's
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  smart energy transition journey. It directly
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  supports our efforts to improve grid efficiency,
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  accelerate project delivery, enhance the quality
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  of engineering outputs and strengthen planning
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  and implementation efficiency. This, in turn,
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  increases our capacity to meet growing electricity
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  demand and reinforces Dubai's position as a global
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  leader in developing smart, sustainable, resilient
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  and future -ready energy networks that meet the
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  highest international standards, said His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar. MD and CEO of Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority. He added, This
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  design is particularly significant in light of
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  the continuous expansion of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's power transmission network,
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  opening new horizons for the deployment of fourth
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  industrial revolution technologies, most notably
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  artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
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  The sustainability results are equally notable.
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  The design reduced annual energy consumption
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  by the equivalent of 182 megawatt hours and lowered
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  carbon emissions by approximately 447 .24 tonnes
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  of carbon dioxide annually. The new design also
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  eliminated around 8 ,000 electronic parts and
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  140 kilometres of copper wiring. In addition,
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  optimizing the substation layout and footprint
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  reduced the total construction area by 220 square
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  meters and saved approximately 12 ,720 gallons
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  of water annually used for cooling and auxiliary
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  systems at each substation. executive vice president
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  of transmission power at Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority, noted that the standardised
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  design is based on a repeatable and continuously
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  improvable engineering model, helping reduce
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  variations between projects, improve coordination
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  among engineering and technical teams, and accelerate
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  workflows from planning through implementation
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  readiness. In short, This innovation combines
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  digital optimization, lower costs, faster execution,
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  and stronger sustainability performance to support
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  a more resilient and future -ready transmission
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  network for Dubai.