Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Substation is a 400kV substation located in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction works on Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Substation began in 2019. The project was commissioned in 2021.

Description

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Substation project is a new substation being operated by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

The designed voltage level of the project is 400kV, while the operating voltage level is 400kV.The step-in voltage of the substation is 400kV. The substation capacity is 2,020MVA.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Substation has received approval from Regulation & Supervision Bureau to undertake the works on the project.

Contractors involved

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ABB was appointed by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to undertake design and construction works of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Substation.

About Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is a government owned utility. It provides electricity and water services in the Emirate of Dubai. The authority generates, transmits, and distributes electricity; and desalinates water. The authority produces electricity from gas and steam turbines, and solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. It operates and maintains power stations, desalination plants, aquifers, power and water transmission lines, and power and water distribution networks in the Emirate.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.