Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) – UAE – Best Practice Certification – 2026 (Standardized 132kV Digitally Optimized Substation Design)

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has pioneered the design and rollout of 132/11kV Digitally Optimized Substations (DOSS), a fully re-engineered substation model built on virtualization, single-device protection and control, and IEC 61850 digital messaging instead of legacy hard-wired systems. As the world's first transmission utility to deploy dual bay control units and achieve full multi-vendor interoperability, DEWA has replaced thousands of physical components and kilometers of co

BPIR Categories

3.2.3 Develop&integrate technology/innovation into concept
3.4.1 Design product/process/service enhancements
5.5.3 Improve process/product performance
15.5.4 Activities to assist in resource preservation
15.6.3 Design of products, services or processes