Dubai: Dewa posts 79% growth in electricity, water accounts as economic activities surge

Electricity and water accounts in Dubai increase by 79% in 10 years, reflecting the expansion Dubai is witnessing across all economic activities

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Tuesday said electricity and water accounts in Dubai surged 79 per cent in past 10 years due to rising demand of utilities in line with the increasing population and growing economic activities in the emirate.

In a statement, the power utility said that the number of electricity accounts reached 1,116,575 accounts by the end of 2022 compared to 624,445 accounts by the end of 2012.

Similarly, the number of water accounts increased to 995,478 by the end of 2022 compared to 554,562 accounts by the end of 2012. This is an increase of around 79 per cent in electricity and water accounts in Dubai in 10 years.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and chief executive of Dewa, noted that the increase in Dewa’s customers reflects the continuous growth in population and the expansion the Emirate is witnessing across all economic activities.

“We are developing a world-class infrastructure for electricity and water to keep pace with the growing demand in Dubai and provide our services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, efficiency, and quality,” Al Tayer said.

He said Dewa keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy and water by raising its production capacity, reaching 14,517MW of electricity and 490 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of desalinated water. Dewa has also expanded its transmission and distribution networks to keep pace with the vast expansion of Dubai, he said.

“We provide electricity and water services to over 3.5 million people in Dubai and over 4.7 million individuals during the day. Our expansion plans are based on the demand forecast until 2030, considering the Emirate’s demographic and economic growth,” he said.

— muzaffarrizvi@khaleejtimes.com