UAE – Mubasher: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), on Monday inaugurated the extension project of M-Station in Jebel Ali, the largest power and water desalination plant in the UAE.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Mattar Humaid Al Tayer, chairman of DEWA, and Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO of DEWA, among other members.
The AED 1.527 billion extension project added new generating units with a capacity of 700 megawatts (MW), according to DEWA’s statement.
“The extension to the M-Station supports the UAE's strategy to adopt innovation and shape the future. We made sure that we followed world-class standards in various stages of this project’s implementation, as well as world-class operational technologies, state-of-the-art smart solutions, and information technology systems,” bin Rashid said.
The total cost of M-Station reached AED 11.669 billion, with a production capacity of 2,885 MW and 140 million gallons of desalinated water per day.
The station is built according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, efficiency, and quality.
“At DEWA, we work to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, to raise Dubai’s profile and make a significant improvement in its quality of life, as part of supporting the UAE Centennial 2071 goal to make the UAE the best country in the world,” Saeed Al Tayer commented.
It is worth mentioning that the newly opened extension design has a 90% fuel efficiency rate.
