DEWA switched on 793 new 11kV substations across Dubai in the first half of 2026, using 624,340 man-hours of construction, according to a Government of Dubai Media Office announcement on 9 August. The addition brings the emirate's medium voltage network to 47,723 substations, plus about 53 larger 33kV stations.
Why it matters for property
These small distribution stations are the final link before a meter room, and a building cannot be occupied until its unit is energised. A run rate of 793 in six months is one of the more honest signals of how much new residential and commercial space is actually coming into use this year, alongside 2026's record completion figures.
DEWA also reported transmission and distribution losses of just 2 percent and 0.82 minutes of lost supply per customer per year, a figure it calls a world record. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer tied the build-out directly to the growth of new residential and commercial areas.
Originally published on Doment, Dubai property intelligence.
