Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, also popularly known as SEWA, is a government utility in the
Emirate of Sharjah
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...
which provides electricity, water and natural gas to approximately 300,000 consumers. It owns a bottled drinking water subsidiary named Zulal.
Since 2020, Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi has served as chairman.
History
SEWA was a private company before the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
was formed in 1971. It was then called Sharjah Electricity & Water Resources Company.
It later became part of the Sharjah government, and named the Electricity and Water Department. As the emirate grew, the company was expanded to become a financially and administratively independent entity. This decree was issued by
Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi.
SEWA opened a new SCADA center in Nasseriya in 2015. As of April 2018, it had implemented 40,000 smart meters.
Power stations
SEWA operates the following power stations, which have a total installed capacity of at least 5,000 MW as of 2022:
# Wasit Power Station
# Layyah Power Station
# Hamriya Power Station
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# Kalba Power Station
# Khorfakkan Power Station
Some of SEWA's power is also supplied by Transco (Abu Dhabi).
Water plants
SEWA operates the following water generation plants in UAE. They are mainly desalination plants:
# Layyah Plant
# Hamriya Plant (new and old)
# ADWEA
# UTICO
# Khorfakkan
# Kalba
# Abu Mussa, Seir Bu Neir & Zubair
# Sharjah Well Fields
# Khorfakkan Well Fields
See also
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Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
Sharjah is the capital o ...
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Emirate of Sharjah
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...
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H.E Dr. Rashid Alleem
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His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) () is a public service infrastructure company that was founded on 1 January 1992 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
History
DEWA was formed by merger of the Dubai Electricity Company and ...
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Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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References
Organisations based in Sharjah (city)
Government agencies of the United Arab Emirates
Organisations based in the Emirate of Sharjah