The gas-insulated switchgear facility, which will take input from the development's 100MW second phase once on-line in 2017, will boost transmission capacity from the mega-project, located in Seih Al Dahal, about 50km south of Dubai, and beef-up the reliability of the area's grid.
"Dewa works to enhance the efficiency of its network and establishes pivotal projects to achieve the highest standards of efficiency and reliability," says Dewa chief executive Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.