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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