SEWA spotlights GIS at MBRSC’S webinar
SHARJAH: The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) recently participated in the “GIS Intelligence” webinar, which was organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).
During the webinar, SEWA presented its vision, mission, objectives, and strategies for implementing strategic projects, highlighting the importance of geographic information systems and continuous development in implementing these plans in collaboration with various departments of the authority.
Fatima Ali Asghar, Director of Information Technology and Communication at SEWA, emphasised the significance of GIS systems in project implementation and monitoring, noting that the authority has been using the system since 2004 and has made efforts to develop it with the latest technology.
She thanked the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre and the Emirati Society of GIS and Remote Sensing for organising the webinar and inviting the authority to participate.
She also discussed the various applications and programmes developed by the SEWA’S IT and GIS departments to facilitate tasks and future planning.
Recently, the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) completed several development projects in the Central Region during the first quarter of 2023, which included replacing overhead power lines with cables over a distance of 54.95 km at a cost of Dhs25.95 million.
In addition, five projects were executed to illuminate roads, which involved the installation of 279 new lighting poles and the extension of cables over a distance of 18.64 km at a cost of Dhs1.4 million.
Another project involved the modification of the power grid by extending cables over a distance of 12 km at a cost of Dhs4.8 million.
According to Engineer Khalifa Mohammed Al Tunaiji, Director of the Central Region Department,
the development projects carried out by the authority in the Central Region have contributed to improving services and achieving stability and reliability of power grids in residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, and agricultural sectors.
He also noted that the SEWA is commited to continuously improving its services to customers by providing them with time-saving and effortless solutions, and utilising modern technologies in its operations to facilitate procedures and ensure customer satisfaction.