Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) commissioned 17 new transmission sub-stations last year at a total cost of around 3.2 billion dirhams ($871 million).

The state utility firm's total value of investments in existing and completed electricity transmission projects in 2022 reached AED8.1 billion, the company said in a regulatory disclosure on Dubai's DFM exchange on Monday.

This included AED 800 million for 400 kV transmission projects and AED 7.3 billion for 132 kV transmission projects, it said.

(Writing by Brinda Darasha; editing by Seban Scaria)

brinda.darasha@lseg.com