Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Industry, accompanied by Syng-pyo Kim, General Manager and Chief Engineer of Dubai Electricity Company; Humaid Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Water and Electricity, and other officials tour the Dubai Electricity Company steam and power desalination plant at Jebel Ali. Shaikh Hamdan unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the completion of the Jebel Ali plant on June 15, 1980. The thermal plant, one of the largest in the Gulf region, was ordered by Shaikh Rashid in 1976 to meet the rising demand for water and electricity.
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