Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that it has commissioned 793 new 11kV substations across the emirate during the first six months. 

The construction and associated works involved 624,340 man-hours, all completed under stringent quality, efficiency and safety standards, it stated.

On the key milestone, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the Managing Director & CEO, said: "We continue our growth path to keep pace with the continuous expansion of new residential areas, commercial centres, investment projects and business hubs in Dubai."

"We aim to anticipate future growth requirements and consolidate the emirate’s position as one of the leading cities globally in developing advanced infrastructure that ensures the highest levels of quality of life," he stated. 

The Dubai utility adopts the latest global technologies to maintain the highest levels of performance, driving sustainable economic and urban growth for decades to come and keeping Dewa at the forefront of utilities worldwide. 

"We had recorded the world’s lowest customer minutes lost for electricity, averaging just 0.82 minutes per customer annually, while our electricity transmission and distribution losses stand at 2% and remain the lowest globally, he added.-TradeArabia News Service