BESIX awarded Jebel Ali Power Station SWRO plant contract
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded BESIX, in joint venture with Acciona Agua (Spain), with the contract for the Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant in Jebel Ali Power Station, Dubai. This new desalination project, the first by DEWA using RO technology, reaffirms BESIX as a partner of choice for the sustainable development...
DEWA awards tender for world’s first 3D-printed lab
(DEWA) has awarded Convrgnt Value Engineering (LLC) the tender announced last May to design and construct the first building in the UAE to be fully printed onsite and the first 3D-printed laboratory building in the world. The laboratory will be built as part of the Research & Development (R&D) centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid...
DEWA awarded two key Dubai consultancy contracts
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) works to enhance the quality of life in Dubai, and achieve sustainable development while ensuring the happiness of generations to come. DEWA implements developmental projects across all operations, and develops infrastructure to improve its services at the highest standards of efficiency, reliability, and accountability. “In July 2016, DEWA awarded...
EPC deal inked for Dubai Power Project
Hassyan Energy Company, a joint venture between Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) (51%) and ACWA Power Harbin Holding Company (49%), has signed the EPC agreement with both Harbin Electric International and General Electric (GE) for the Hassyan Energy Phase 1 P.S.C. The EPC agreement pushes forward the development of the project, which will produce...
Dewa sign 2,400MW clean coal power project
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed an agreement for a project which aims to produce 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity and will use clean coal. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa has signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and a Shareholders Agreement (SHA) with Mohammad Abdullah Abunayyan, chairman of Acwa...
ABB wins major Dubai solar project contract
ABB has won an order worth around $20 million from Dubai Electricity & Water Authorit to extend a substation that will integrate more solar energy into the grid, helping diversify Dubai’s energy mix to meet the growing demand. They will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the substation’s extension. Key...