Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority

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Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA)
FormerlySharjah Electricity and Water Co.
Company typeGovernment
IndustryUtility
HeadquartersSharjah
Number of locations
35 Branches
Key people
H.E. Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi (Chairman)
Number of employees
4500+
Website https://www.sewa.gov.ae/en/Default.aspx

Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) is a governmental utility [1] within the Emirate of Sharjah, serving roughly 300,000 consumers with electricity, water, and natural gas. [2] Additionally, SEWA owns a subsidiary, Zulal, specializing in bottled drinking water.

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Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi has served as chairman since 2020. [3]

Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority became a profit-making organization in 2015, contributing to government revenues. [4] It also won the Best Arab Electricity and Water Authority Award for 2014. [5]

History

Originally a private entity, SEWA transitioned into a government-owned organization upon the formation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971.

It later became part of the Sharjah government and was renamed the Electricity and Water Department. As the emirate grew, the company expanded to become a financially and administratively independent entity. [6] This decree was issued by Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi.

SEWA opened a new SCADA center in Nasseriya [7] in 2015. As of April 2018, it had implemented 40,000 smart meters. [8]

Power stations

As of 2022, SEWA operates the following power stations with a total installed capacity of at least 5,000 MW: [9]

  1. Wasit Power Station [10]
  2. Layyah Power Station [11]
  3. Hamriya Power Station [12]
  4. Kalba Power Station
  5. Khorfakkan Power Station

Some of SEWA's power is also supplied by Transco (Abu Dhabi).

Water plants

SEWA operates the following water generation plants in UAE. They are mainly desalination plants:

  1. Layyah Plant
  2. Hamriya Plant (new and old)
  3. ADWEA
  4. UTICO
  5. Khorfakkan
  6. Kalba
  7. Abu Mussa, Seir Bu Neir & Zubair
  8. Sharjah Well Fields
  9. Khorfakkan Well Fields

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Public utilities - The Official Portal of the UAE Government". www.government.ae. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "SEWA awards water-metering contract to Elster".
  3. ↑ "About Us". www.sewa.gov.ae. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "SEWA Revenue" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Construction Companies in UAE | Arman Group". 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Formation of SEWA".
  7. ↑ Glesni, Holland (2017). "Knowledge is Power- SEWA Chairman Dr. Rashid Alleem". CNME.
  8. ↑ Asaba, Baset (April 2018). "Sharjah Installs More Smart Meters To Bolster Digital Utility". Utilities ME.
  9. ↑ "SEWA Statistics 2018" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Wasit Power Station - Sharjah". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Layyah Power Station - Sharjah". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority - Al Hamriyah Power Station - Sharjah". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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