Dubai, United Arab Emirates, -Monday 17 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
Dubai
Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has achieved a new world record
in electricity Customer Minutes Lost (CML) per year. DEWA recorded 1.86
minutes, in Dubai, compared to around 15 minutes recorded by leading
electricity companies in the European Union. This is a new addition to
DEWA’s record of international achievements in electricity and water
services.
“At DEWA, we
work according to the vision and directives of our leadership to provide
a robust infrastructure according to the highest international
standards. We continuously work to enhance the capacity and efficiency
of transmission and distribution networks to provide electricity and
water services according to the highest standards of reliability,
availability, efficiency, and sustainability. This is to meet the
growing demand for energy and water and keep pace with Dubai’s urban and
economic plans,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
DEWA adopts
the latest technologies for energy production, transmission, and
distribution. It is also building an integrated smart grid, which is a
key component of its strategy to develop an advanced infrastructure to
support Dubai's efforts to become a smart and happy city. The smart grid
strategy contains 10 programmes to be completed over the short, medium
and long-term by 2035. These include Advanced Metering Infrastructure
for Electricity, Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Water, Asset
Management, Distribution Automation, Information Technology
Infrastructure, Transmission Automation, System Integration,
Telecommunications, Big Data and Analytics, and Security.
DEWA’s
results surpass major European and American utilities in several
indicators. In 2019, losses from electricity transmission and
distribution networks were 3.2% compared to 6-7% in Europe and the USA.
Water network losses were also reduced to 6.6% compared to around 15% in
North America.
The UAE, represented by DEWA, ranked first for the 3rd
consecutive year in Getting Electricity, as per the World Bank’s Doing
Business 2020 report. The report measures the ease of doing business in
190 economies around the world.
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Contacts
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Iman Saeed,+971551727981
iman.saeed@dewa.gov.ae