DEWA’s July 21 release reports 21 construction contracts for 132 kV substations in H1 2026. Including 64 kilometres of connecting cables, total cost is AED 3 billion.
The programme expands Dubai’s grid. Contractors are not named in the source, so awards cannot be assigned to individual firms. Commissioned facilities and newly contracted works represent different stages.
In an IEA scenario, electricity could cost-effectively supply 33 percent of final energy use by 2035; projected import savings are not realized outcomes.
The utility’s long-term plan projects lower emissions despite rising electricity demand; its solar, battery and reverse-osmosis targets are not completed outcomes.
Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)4 min read
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