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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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