(EnergyAsia, February 3 2012, Friday) --- Dubai’s power and water production capacities grew significantly last year, reflecting its growth as an economic hub in the Middle East.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the emirate’s state-owned utility, said it installed 8,718 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity for 2011, up from 7,361 MW in 2010.

It also boosted its desalinated water production capacity to 400 million gallons per day (mg/d) in 2011 compared with 330 (mg/d) in 2010.
 
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, DEWA’s managing director and CEO, said:

“Power production has now reached 34,606 gigawatts per hour (GWh) with an increase of 2.6% in comparison with 33,742 GWh in 2010.
 
“At DEWA, we focus on the availability, reliability and efficiency of our delivered electricity and water services. We review key performance indicators, compare them with best world practices, and work to improve and develop all operations to achieve excellence at all levels.”