RIYADH: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is building three water reservoirs valued at 550 million dirhams ($149.7 million) to raise the storage capacity of desalinated water while enhancing the water security in the emirate.
One of the reservoirs will be built in the Nakhali area at the cost of 287.8 million dirhams. This will have a storage capacity of 120 million imperial gallons, Emirates News Agency reported.
The other reservoir will be located in the Lusaily area, having a storage capacity of 60 million imperial gallons. This project will be built with an investment of 175.4 million dirhams.
The third project will come up in Hatta with a storage capacity of 30 million dirhams, valued at 86 million dirhams.
"Water security is a national priority for the UAE and is one of the seven strategic sectors of the National Innovation Strategy,” Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA, said in a statement.
He said the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036 aims to ensure sustainable access to water during both normal and emergency conditions and address future water security challenges.
The CEO revealed that DEWA aims to increase the storage capacity of Dubai to 1002 million imperial gallons, up from the current capacity of 815 million imperial gallons.
