Dubai reduces water network losses to 6.6%

dubai — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has made a new world record by reducing losses in its water networks to 6.6 per cent compared to 15 per cent in North America, making it one of the lowest in the world. The new achievement shows how Dubai Government organisations are surpassing their global counterparts.

“Dewa’s latest achievement in reducing losses in water transmission and distribution networks, from 42 per cent in 1988, to 6.6 per cent, confirms the success of its strategy in preparing for the future through scientific planning, innovation, using the latest technologies in water production, transmission, and distribution, as well as control of water networks,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa.

Al Tayer said that Dewa will continue its efforts to enhance Dubai’s entire water network by updating old connections and meters, and develop new transmission and distribution networks that conform to the highest international standards. It has introduced a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to monitor the water network. It also uses the latest equipment to scan the transmission and distribution networks to prevent cracks from causing leaks in the system.