Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) signed contracts valued at Dh3.13 billion on March 9, for the construction of six substations, pipeline and cable-laying projects.

Al Tayer stressed the need to develop these projects by the contracted date in order to commission them at the right time. "We always deliver on time," he told Emirates Business on the sidelines of the contract signing function. "We do this for two reasons - to meet growth and to supply the needs of new customers."

The contracts to supply, instal, test and commission (SITC) 132/11 substations were awarded to ABB, Areva and Riyadh Cables while the 400/132 substation deal was signed with Siemens. Ghantoot Gulf Contracting bagged the 167km pipeline deal while Ducab secured the low-voltage cable contract and Riyadh Cables, the high-voltage project.

All contracts are scheduled to be completed within an estimated 14 to 18 months while cable laying is to be finished in 24 months, a senior Dewa official said. Areva T&D bagged the biggest Dh1.03bn SITC deal for three 132/11 kV substations at Dubai Investment Park, Skyline, Marine Club, Oud Al Muteena-2, Jebel Ali Industrial area and Kifaf.

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Posted by mopeng at March 10, 2010 1:04 AM