In its continuous efforts to enhance water security and keep pace with the increase in demand, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned a water reservoir in the Lusaily area.
The reservoir, built at a cost of AED157.4 million ($42.86 million), can store 60 million imperial gallons (MIG).
Water demand has been growing as Dubai’s population continues to increase. In 1992, DEWA’s production capacity of desalinated water was 65 MIGD. It has increased to the current 490 MIGD.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO said: “We continue to strengthen our state-of-the-art infrastructure and adopt innovation and the latest tools for anticipating the future. This project supports the Dubai Integrated Water Resource Management Strategy 2030 and the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036.
“The water reservoirs we are building help increase the water flow and raise the volume of the emirate’s water reserve to meet the growing demand and increase the efficiency and reliability of water networks to support the sustainable development of Dubai.”
DEWA expands water storage capacity
The new reinforced concrete reservoir in Lusaily has been built alongside the existing one, which stores 120 MIG of desalinated water.
In addition to the new water reservoir in Lusaily, DEWA is working on three other reservoir projects in Nakhali, Hassyan and Hatta. These are expected to be completed this year and the next. With the completion of these projects, the storage capacity will increase from 881 MIG currently to 1,151 MIG of desalinated water.
DEWA has also managed to bring down water wastage drastically, and Al Tayer added: “DEWA’s research and development efforts and the use of the latest global technologies have reduced losses in its water transmission and distribution networks from 42 percent in 1988 to 4.5 percent in 2022. This is one of the lowest worldwide and demonstrates our position as one of the most prominent global utilities.”
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