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Our Motto
"We Work
for You."
Our
Mission
"To meet
customer satisfaction
through efficiently
providing reliable,
clean and safe
supplies of
water and electricity,
promoting Dubai
as the preferred
choice for business
and industry."
Our
Vision
"To become
and remain one
of the most
dependable and
efficient utilities,
world-wide"
A
Glimpse Through
the Years
The Dubai Electricity
and Water Authority
(DEWA) was formed
on 1 January,
1992, by a decree
issued by His
Highness Shaikh
Maktoum bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
to take over
and merge the
Dubai Electric
Company and
the Dubai Water
Department that
had been operating
independently
for several
years until
then. Both these
organizations
were established
in 1959 through
the foresight
and initiative
of His Highness
Shaikh Rashid
bin Saeed Al
Maktoum, the
late Ruler of
Dubai, as government
supported bodies
with the objective
of making available
to the people
of Dubai an
adequate and
reliable supply
of electricity
and water.
Dubai
Electricity
Company
In the year
1959, His Highness
Shaikh Rashid
bin Saeed Al
Maktoum issued
a decree to
establish the
Dubai Electricity
Company (DEC)
with the objective
of generating
electricity
and transmitting
and distributing
it to consumers
in Dubai. The
Company set
up its first
office in a
rented house
near Al Nasr
Square, Deira,
and soon after
started to supply
electricity
to its first
consumer. Thus
started the
operations of
a dynamic organization
that was to
play a pivotal
role in spurring
the growth and
development
of Dubai, ushering
in a bright
era for its
people.
Dubai Water
Department
In 1959, the
same year that
the Dubai Electricity
Company was
established,
His Highness
Shaikh Rashid
bin Saeed Al
Maktoum, the
then Ruler of
Dubai, ordered
the establishment
of a specialized
organization
to carry out
the project
of supplying
Dubai with water.
This was a momentous
juncture in
the history
of the Emirate
for, with adequate
supply of water
and power, Dubai
could now begin
to confidently
undertake a
prudent program
of modernization
and establish
itself as a
bustling center
of trade and
business.
...And Today
Today, after
more than three
and a half decades,
DEWA is an inspiring
success story
known for its
efficiency and
reliability
in every facet
of its operations.
Constant planning
and forecasting
to meet the
growing demands
of the consumer
has always been
DEWA's well
entrenched philosophy.
Owing to this
policy, the
Authority has
come a long
way in serving
the consumers
and thereby
making its own
contributions
to the economic
growth of Dubai.
Today
DEWA employs
a workforce
of about 4000
employees who
constantly endeavour
to see that
both the quantity
and quality
of services
provided are
of the highest
standards in
consistency
and reliability.
Thus
the expansion
continues in
order to meet
the ever growing
demand for electricity
and water, and
keeping this
in mind DEWA
continues to
maintain its
corporate structure
and functioning
in the most
professional
and advanced
ways to ensure
its continued
success in the
years to come.
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