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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. |
