Dubai starts water transmission project

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started a AED65m ($17.7m) water project in UAE city to improve the reliability of water supply.

Expected to be completed by June 2016, the project will involve construction of adequate water infrastructure in the city.

The scope of the project includes improving water supply through installation and testing for surge protection devices in 13 water pumping and transmission stations across Dubai, covering areas such as Jebel Ali, Mushrif, and Hatta.

DEWA CEO HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: "The project supports DEWA’s strategic plan to raise the efficiency and reliability of its water networks.

"It is one of the various development projects to raise efficiency, reliability, and operational capacity of water networks in Dubai to improve the sustainable development of the Emirate.

"The project involves installing systems that protect the network in the event of sudden power outages in pumping stations, which results in different water pressures across the network. This causes leaks and malfunctions in the main water network.

"This system absorbs the variations in the water pressure in the network through special devices installed in the pumping stations to provide the necessary protection."