Dubai Electricity and Water Adds $1.8 Billion to 2014 Budget

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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Dubai's Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has said that its budget for 2014 is being increased by $1.8 billion to cover the costs of projects and purchase. The budget for 2013 was $3.7 billion, and the new budget for 2014 will be $5.5 billion.

DEWA Chief Executive Officer Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said that expenditures on projects and purchases will reach $1.9 billion.

Al Tayer said this includes such important projects as power generation through the use of "clean" coal and solar energy; the expansion of the M-Station for power generation and water desalination at Jebel Ali; consultancy services for introducing two gas turbines and connecting them to the 400-kilovolt (kV) D-Station; the project to increase production capacity of four gases at K-Station; projects to establish main power substations; the laying of cables; setting up control systems and fit-outs for 11-kV networks; and the smart grid infrastructure and smart meters.

The 1,200-megawatt (MW) clean coal power plant is being developed as part of DEWA's effort to diversify its energy mix and use new sources of fuel. The plant will be the first in the region to use clean coal technology. It will be developed in two phases, with the first 600 MW to be commissioned in 2020 and the second a year later.

Earlier in 2013, Al Tayer said that the "Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030" pointed to 12% being sourced from clean coal, 12% from nuclear energy, 5% from solar and 71% from natural gas.

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