Infrastructure DEWA investments in transmission network exceed US $2.7bn ByThe projects are said to have required more than 9m working hours and were delivered in line with the highest standards of efficiency, reliability and safetyThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) strategic investments in electricity transmission network projects now exceed US $2.7bn according to His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA. According to Al Tayer, DEWA commissioned 8 132kV substations in the first half of 2026, with a total conversion capacity of 1,200 megavolt-amperes (MVA) at a cost of $264mn. Al Tayer further stated that DEWA is currently building 65 new 132kV substations and one 400kV substation, in collaboration with its main contractors and suppliers. Over the next 3-years, DEWA plans to issue new tenders for more than 30 additional 132kV substations. He noted DEWA had 402 transmission substations by the end of the first half of 2026, with 28 at the 400kV level and 374 at the 132kV level.