Category: Science & Technology

The HR Division at Dubai Customs participated in the “Zayed University’s Partner Challenge” Program to help polish the students’ skills and talents through a number of smart challenges.

The training framework aims to familiarize the first year students with the field work environment and how to handle it.

Commenting on the initiative, Mohammed Al Ghaffari, Executive Director, Human Resources, Finance and Administration Division at Dubai Customs said; “Zayed University’s Partner Challenge enhances technical skills for university students and helps them keep pace with the accelerating world through innovation, creativity and smart problem solving. We stepped in to provide training and development, which are the cores of Dubai Customs 2021-2026 strategic plan. The training we offer to Zayed University students is unconventional as it involves smart challenges to enhance students’ creativity and their ability to find solutions. When the initiative succeeds, it will be circulated to all sectors and departments in Dubai Customs following a specific timetable.”

On his part, Abdul Aziz Al-Bloushi, senior manager of Corporate Development Section at the HR Division pointed out the training program that Dubai Customs provided to the students involves a number of challenges that needs to be addressed and solved in 3-6 months. Two HR employees will be allocated to manage each challenge presented to the students, and six students will work out to solve each challenge.

Al-Bloushi delivered a detailed presentation to Zayed University students during their field tour at Dubai Customs on the role of the human resources division in developing and qualifying the employees.

Source: DUBAI CUSTOMS

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that it has extended the deadline for receiving the Expressions of Interest (EOI) from international developers to implement the 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park until 12:00 pm on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. The 6th phase, which will be based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, will become operational in stages between 2025 and 2027.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, implemented by DEWA using the IPP model, is the largest single-site solar park in the world, with total investments of AED 50 billion. Its total production capacity will reach 5,000 MW by 2030. The Solar Park’s current production capacity is 1,727 MW using photovoltaic solar panels. DEWA is implementing other projects at the Solar Park with a total capacity of 1,133 MW using photovoltaic solar panels and Concentrated Solar Power technologies.

The production capacity of clean energy has reached about 12.1% of Dubai’s total energy mix and is expected to reach 14% by the end of 2022.

Source: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recorded substantial growth in the number of new transmission substations and investments allocated to transmission substations by 22% during the first half of 2022, compared to the same period last year. From the beginning of this year until June 2022, DEWA commissioned a new 400 kV transmission substation, and 10 new 132 kV transmission substations with investments amounting to AED 1.7 billion, which raises the total number of 400 kV transmission substations in Dubai to 26 substations, and 132 kV transmission substations to 329 substations.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, noted that the total value of DEWA’s investments in electricity transmission projects between 2021 and 2024 is AED 10 billion. This includes AED 2 billion for 400 kV transmission projects and AED 8 billion for 132 kV projects.

“Our vision is inspired by the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure according to the highest international standards, to meet the growing demand for energy and water in Dubai, and to keep pace with the needs of sustainable development in Dubai. DEWA’s plans for growth are in line with the Dubai 2040 Urban Masterplan, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, to provide 100% of Dubai’s total power production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050. DEWA’s adoption of the latest disruptive and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, smart technologies and innovative practices in all its service and operational processes, has contributed to achieving 100% in the reliability and availability of the energy transmission system in Dubai, and achieving the best performance among utilities worldwide in energy transmission since 2018. Over the past decade, DEWA has reduced Customer Minutes Lost (CML) in Dubai from 6.88 CML per year in 2012 to only 1.43 CML in 2021, which is the lowest rate worldwide,” added Al Tayer.

“Transmission substations are commissioned according to the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and safety, based on the latest digital technologies for transmission substations, thus enhancing DEWA’s efforts to promote digital transformation in all its service and operations. The 400/132 kV substation was implemented in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5, while the 132/11 kV substations are located in Al Barsha South, Jebel Ali, Al Furjan, Al Merkad, Business Bay, Umm Hurair, Wadi Al Safa, Oud Al Muteena, Al Riqqa, and Al Wasl,” said Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA.

Source: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority

As part of its ongoing efforts to involve customers and society members in achieving sustainable development and promoting energy efficiency, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its annual campaign to promote ‘World Energy Day’ under the theme ‘Green Energy is My Choice.’

The World Energy Day is observed on 22 October each year. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, adopted the initiative along with 54 countries, representatives from the UN, the Arab League, and the African Union, during the World Energy Forum 2012 in Dubai, the UAE.

The World Energy Day focuses on the importance of energy conservation, reducing our carbon footprint, using clean and renewable energy, and supporting a green economy. To mark the occasion, DEWA is organising a series of virtual lectures in Arabic and English for several governmental, semi-governmental and private organisations. DEWA also launched an internal photography competition for employees on a sustainable lifestyle.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD&CEO of DEWA, emphasised that World Energy Day underlines the importance of preserving natural resources, enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability, as well as increasing the share of clean and renewable energy in the energy mix to support the transition towards a green economy.

“We work in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into a global hub for clean energy and green economy. We are on track to achieve this through our major renewable and clean energy projects that support the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of Dubai’s total power capacity from clean energy sources by 2050,” added Al Tayer.

World Energy Day highlights the importance of increasing energy production efficiency, developing national energy policies that support sustainable development and overcoming current and future challenges facing the energy sector. It also promotes policies for implementing and developing mechanisms and frameworks to exchange experiences among different countries and encourage the transition towards using renewable energy. Finally, it promotes the sustainable use of energy to protect the environment, reduce carbon emissions and preserve our precious natural resources.

DEWA urges all stakeholders, especially the public and private sector and educational institutions, to benefit from the World Energy Day content on DEWA’s website. This content highlights the importance of energy in our lives and its impact on our economic, social and environmental development.

Source: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

DUBAI, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD&CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated DEWA’s Ground Station at the Research and Development (R&D) Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The independent ground station, which is part of DEWA’s Space-D programme, is capable of tracking and communicating with DEWA’s satellites at their low Earth orbit of 400-700 kilometres.

Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA; Dr. Ali Rashid Al Aleeli, Vice President of R&D, Business Development and Excellence at DEWA, attended the inauguration along with the R&D Centre’s staff.

Al Tayer praised the efforts of the R&D Centre researchers in developing and building the ground station. He commended their success in innovating state-of-the-art technologies and developing solutions using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the satellites. Al Tayer highlighted the role of the researchers in developing specialised systems for electricity and water transmission, generation and distribution as well as enhancing the management of the power network and the water transmission and distribution networks.

“Through the Space-D programme, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in January 2021, we aim to make nano satellites a complementing technology to the ground IoT communications network. This will support the digitisation of the power and water networks, enhance the planning, operations, and preventative maintenance for the generation, distribution, and transmission divisions as well as the smart grids and the electric vehicle charging stations. This will also cut costs, improve investment of DEWA’s assets, share knowledge and experience, as well as train DEWA’s Emirati staff. During Q1 of 2023, we plan to launch a 6U nanosatellite with customised high-resolution image sensing technology specifically designed for DEWA’s use cases,” added Al Tayer.

The R&D Centre designed the satellite LoRa IoT terminals to be capable of communicating using Infra-X LoRa terrestrial as well as LoRa Space-D satellite communication networks. It is a type of new wireless protocol designed for long-range, low-power communications, to expand the coverage of the existing terrestrial communication network. Once the satellites are operational, remote asset data can be collected at a much lower cost and in a much faster time compared to expanding the coverage of the terrestrial network, especially in areas with rough terrain, such as mountains, forests or deserts. The accuracy of weather forecasting can be improved as well as climate factors including irradiance, dust and cloud movement. The use cases of the ground station will include monitoring of water salinity, water temperature, water quality, and fog detection and forecasting at the Jebel Ali Power Plant and Water Desalination Complex.

DEWA’s Space-D programme has contributed to enhancing DEWA’s resilience and agility in monitoring and managing electricity and water networks, in addition to reducing costs, improving investment and management of its assets, and proactively supporting its networks. The programme aims to build the capacity of DEWA’s employees and prepare Emiratis who are specialised in using space technologies in electricity and water networks. The programme takes advantage of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to exchange information with the help of satellite communications and earth observation technologies. It also enhances the performance and efficiency of the photovoltaic solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world.

DEWA is the first utility in the world to use nanosatellites to improve operations, maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks. Launching the 3U nanosatellite has enabled the R&D team to gain the latest knowledge and experience to understand the effectiveness and value of the IoT nanosatellite constellation in supporting utilities such as DEWA to improve the management of their power grid and water transmission and distribution networks.

DEWA is taking advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as IoT, data analytics, AI and blockchain to provide value from the data received from our IoT terminals via the satellite constellation network. DEWA uses a digital IoT platform hosted by its own data centre that is managed by the Data Hub Integrated Solutions (Moro), the backbone of Digital DEWA.

Source: Emirates News Agency

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD&CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated DEWA’s Ground Station at the Research and Development (R&D) Centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The independent ground station, which is part of DEWA’s Space-D programme, is capable of tracking and communicating with DEWA’s satellites at their low Earth orbit of 400-700 kilometres.

Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA; Dr. Ali Rashid Al Aleeli, Vice President of R&D, Business Development and Excellence at DEWA, attended the inauguration along with the R&D Centre’s staff.

Al Tayer praised the efforts of the R&D Centre researchers in developing and building the ground station. He commended their success in innovating state-of-the-art technologies and developing solutions using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the satellites. Al Tayer highlighted the role of the researchers in developing specialised systems for electricity and water transmission, generation and distribution as well as enhancing the management of the power network and the water transmission and distribution networks.

“Through the Space-D programme, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in January 2021, we aim to make nano satellites a complementing technology to the ground IoT communications network. This will support the digitisation of the power and water networks, enhance the planning, operations, and preventative maintenance for the generation, distribution, and transmission divisions as well as the smart grids and the electric vehicle charging stations. This will also cut costs, improve investment of DEWA’s assets, share knowledge and experience, as well as train DEWA’s Emirati staff. During Q1 of 2023, we plan to launch a 6U nanosatellite with customised high-resolution image sensing technology specifically designed for DEWA’s use cases,” added Al Tayer.

The R&D Centre designed the satellite LoRa IoT terminals to be capable of communicating using Infra-X LoRa terrestrial as well as LoRa Space-D satellite communication networks. It is a type of new wireless protocol designed for long-range, low-power communications, to expand the coverage of the existing terrestrial communication network. Once the satellites are operational, remote asset data can be collected at a much lower cost and in a much faster time compared to expanding the coverage of the terrestrial network, especially in areas with rough terrain, such as mountains, forests or deserts. The accuracy of weather forecasting can be improved as well as climate factors including irradiance, dust and cloud movement. The use cases of the ground station will include monitoring of water salinity, water temperature, water quality, and fog detection and forecasting at the Jebel Ali Power Plant and Water Desalination Complex.

DEWA’s Space-D programme has contributed to enhancing DEWA’s resilience and agility in monitoring and managing electricity and water networks, in addition to reducing costs, improving investment and management of its assets, and proactively supporting its networks. The programme aims to build the capacity of DEWA’s employees and prepare Emiratis who are specialised in using space technologies in electricity and water networks. The programme takes advantage of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to exchange information with the help of satellite communications and earth observation technologies. It also enhances the performance and efficiency of the photovoltaic solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world.

DEWA is the first utility in the world to use nanosatellites to improve operations, maintenance and planning of electricity and water networks. Launching the 3U nanosatellite has enabled the R&D team to gain the latest knowledge and experience to understand the effectiveness and value of the IoT nanosatellite constellation in supporting utilities such as DEWA to improve the management of their power grid and water transmission and distribution networks.

DEWA is taking advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as IoT, data analytics, AI and blockchain to provide value from the data received from our IoT terminals via the satellite constellation network. DEWA uses a digital IoT platform hosted by its own data centre that is managed by the Data Hub Integrated Solutions (Moro), the backbone of Digital DEWA.

Source: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority