DEWA awards AED 10.9 million contract for 652 meter GRE water pipeline in Hatta

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded an AED 10.9 million contract for a project to install a 562-metre, 1,500-millimeter diameter glass-reinforced epoxy (GRE) water pipeline in Hatta.

This project includes the construction of a jet valve chamber to extend the lower outlet valve of the Hatta Dam to the Wadi area. This project is part of the pumped storage hydroelectric plant that DEWA is currently building in Hatta, the first station of its kind in the GCC region.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWAHe said this project supports the comprehensive plan to develop Hatta and address its social, economic, developmental and environmental requirements. DEWA is developing world-class infrastructure for electricity and water to keep pace with the growing demand in Dubai and deliver its services in accordance with the highest standards of availability, reliability, efficiency and quality. DEWA applies global best practices in all its projects and takes advantage of the latest technologies in generation, transmission, distribution and management of electrical and water networks, to increase production and operational efficiency.

DEWA uses cutting-edge technologies in the installation of pipes and their accessories according to the highest international standards to increase the useful life of its assets and reduce operating costs.

News source: Dubai Press Office