Demand for energy in Dubai is increasing in new evidence of economic recovery and the return of key activities, the emirate’s utility provider said.
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said energy demand reached 23,096 gigawatt hours in the first half of 2022.
“Dubai has proactively benefited from the fourth industrial revolution technologies and implemented robust precautionary measures to ensure business continuity,” DEWA chief Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said.
He explained the increase in demand is a reflection of Dubai’s economic recovery post-pandemic, adding the utility provider will continue raising production capacity to cope with growing demand.
“We continue to raise the production capacity of electricity and water according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, efficiency and quality,” he said.
DEWA has a current capacity of 14,117 megawatts of electricity and 490 million imperial gallons per day of desalinated water.
It serves 3.51 million people in the emirate, with an active daytime population of over 4.7 million. These figures are expected to grow to 5.8 million and 7.8 million respectively by 2040, as the emirate ramps up efforts to attract more people and businesses.
Al Tayer stressed DEWA’s alignment with the government’s 2040 Urban Master Plan, which could see demand to grow significantly in the coming years.
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