By Staff Reporter
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announced on Monday that it is investing more than AED 8.5 billion in major electricity transmission projects across Dubai, with the expansion programme set to be completed by 2028 to meet rising power demand and strengthen the emirate’s energy infrastructure. The projects include the construction of new substations, underground transmission cables and overhead power lines across several key development areas in Dubai, according to officials from DEWA and the Dubai Media Office.
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said the authority commissioned eight 132kV substations and two 400kV substations during 2025 as part of efforts to improve the reliability, sustainability and efficiency of Dubai’s electricity network.
The ongoing expansion programme includes 52 new 132kV substations, 223 kilometres of 132kV underground transmission cables, two 400kV substations and 130 kilometres of 400kV overhead transmission lines currently under construction.
By the end of 2025, DEWA’s electricity transmission network had grown to 394 substations across Dubai, including 27 400kV substations and 367 132kV substations.
Al Tayer said the projects are being implemented according to international best practices to support Dubai’s long-term economic and urban growth while ensuring stable and reliable electricity supply across the emirate.
Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA, said the authority completed projects involving 250 kilometres of underground cables and overhead transmission lines in 2025 at a cost exceeding AED 1.35 billion.
The projects covered several strategic locations, including Warsan, Hatta, Jebel Ali, Al Yalayis-5, Saih Shuaib-3 and Al Hebiah-5.
DEWA also launched five new projects to build 132kV substations serving emerging Emirati residential communities, including Latifa City, Al Awir and Al Khawaneej, at a combined cost of around AED 560 million.
The investment forms part of Dubai’s broader infrastructure development strategy aimed at supporting population growth, urban expansion and future energy needs.
