Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) recorded a 30 per cent increase in water connections in Dubai in 2014 compared with 2013.
Dewa recorded 6,950 new connections in 2014, which increased the total connections to 30,300, compared with 23,350 in 2013.
The increase in demand for water was led by new developments and growth across all sectors of the national economy. These included construction, economic, industrial, and service projects.
Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dewa, said that Dewa has been working according to its strategy which is aligned with the Dubai Plan 2021.
“We work to establish Dubai’s leading regional position as a role model for the efficiency and effectiveness of electricity and water infrastructure that meet current and future requirements of all aspects of the emirate’s development,” he said.
He also said that as part of the strategy, it is also important to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the water network to meet growing demand, “increase water flow to fulfil increasing demand for water in all parts of Dubai and raise the volume of the emirate’s water reserves”.
AL Tayer said Dewa always keeps a surplus that is used as a reserve and uses the best technologies to produce water according to the highest international standards.
“We ensure the optimal use of resources to achieve sustainability. Dewa’s current installed capacity is 470 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day. Peak demand is 316 million imperial gallons per day,” said Al Tayer.
