Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a contract for the construction of Hatta Hydro Electric Power Station, which is first of its kind in Arabian Gulf.
The Project has been awarded to the consortium of Strabag Dubai LLC, Strabag AG, Andritz Hydro and Ozkar.
The signed contract value is AED 1.437 billion (1$=3.67 AED). The total output of the project will be 250MW.
The project location is in Hatta area, which is 134 km east of Dubai City. It is located relatively high in the Hajar Mountains.
Earlier, DEWA appointed EDF has consultant for this project. The project is scheduled to be commissioned by February 2024.
The hydroelectric power station will use the water in the Hatta Dam, stored in an upper reservoir that will be built in the mountain.
Turbines that use clean and cheap solar power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR)Solar Park to pump water from the dam to the upper reservoir.
The waterfall from the upper reservoir will generate electricity using turbines when required. The efficiency of the power generation and storage cycle will reach 80% within 90 seconds of the response to demand for electricity.
This strategic project will diversify the energy mix, and support the economic, social and environmental development of Hatta.
It will also achieve the goals of the Dubai Clean Energy 2050 to provide 75% of Dubai’s total power output from clean energy by 2050.
Mr. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA stated that “This AED 1.437 billion pumped-storage hydroelectric power station project is part of our efforts, initiatives, and plans to achieve the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. DEWA’s strategy supports the UAE Centennial 2071, the UAE Vision 2021, and the Dubai Plan 2021 to ensure a sustainable, happy future and support the UAE’s aim to become first in everything,”
DEWA already started the feasibility study to construct a wind Power Project in Hatta area.
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