The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) says regular preventative maintenance saves more than AED 2 million annually, making it “best in class” among global utilities since 2018.
The preventive maintenance of its power transmission networks also contributes to achieving 100 percent reliability and availability of power in Dubai.
The company, which got listed on Dubai Financial Market in April this year, conducts regular preventive maintenance work based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality, data science, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the latest cybersecurity technologies, thermal images and functional tests.
DEWA is also developing several specialized uses for the electricity and water networks through its Space D-programme, enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness, which leads to improved resilience and agility in monitoring and controlling the networks.
The first utility in the region to adopt the Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) strategy, DEWA has also received the ISO 55001: 2014 Certificate for Asset Management. It is the first utility in the world to receive the prestigious award for integrating high-quality asset management in operations pertaining to the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, said: “We are committed to providing an advanced and integrated infrastructure for electricity and water to meet the increasing demand, keep pace with the needs of sustainable development in Dubai, and to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, and efficiency.
“DEWA continues to develop innovative, proactive solutions by using its advanced smart grid and the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to strengthen its leadership as one of the most prominent and distinguished utilities worldwide in all fields.”
Explaining DEWA’s success, Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power at DEWA, said: “We raise the capacity, efficiency and reliability of the electricity transmission network by implementing preventive maintenance and using the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, telecommunications and tele-control systems, securing the network through a well-established protection system, adopting the highest international standards in operation, and using smart grid technologies.
“Smart grids offer advanced capabilities such as automated decision-making and the use of intelligent sensors and applications to regulate the operation of power grids and distribution networks. It sets the standard for utility companies”.
