AED 80 billion sewerage system approved for Dubai

A number of strategic projects aimed at enhancing Dubai’s competitiveness and future-readiness have been approved by the emirate's Executive Council.

These include an AED 80 billion sewerage system designed to serve the needs of Dubai’s population for the next 100 years.

The project, which will be constructed in partnership with the private sector, will help reduce carbon emissions and contribute to Dubai’s global development and competitiveness indicators related to quality of life.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, approved the project during a meeting of the Executive Council.

As part of this mega initiative, strategic tunnel projects will be executed in Dubai’s Jebel Ali and Warsan stations.

It also includes reducing the number of main wastewater treatment plants from 20 to two in urban areas, as well as reducing main pumping stations from 13 to two.

Moreover, sub-pumping stations will be reduced from 110 to less than 20 in urban areas. Additionally, treatment plants will be transformed into clean plants, and recycled water will be maximised.

.@HamdanMohammed, in the presence of @MaktoumMohammed & @HHAhmedBinSaeed, chairs a meeting of @TECofDubai, during which he approved several groundbreaking projects to support the Dubai Economic Agenda D33.https://t.co/K2u4tSzRTX pic.twitter.com/k42z4oEUKL

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 19, 2023

Sheikh Hamdan also approved the adoption of the future model of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (Dubai SME).

Through this strategy, Dubai aims to create 86,000 new job opportunities, enable 8,000 Emirati entrepreneurs, establish 27,000 projects, and contribute AED 9 billion to the emirate’s GDP.

These efforts align with the Dubai Economic Agenda D33's aim to raise the demand for local services and goods to AED 3 trillion by 2033.

The strategy targets specific sectors for Emirati entrepreneurs, with a focus on future-oriented, technology-based, and scalable business models.

These sectors include financial services, advanced manufacturing, transportation, energy technology, retail and e-commerce, professional services and new business models, food and agricultural technology, health and society, and education technology.

.@HamdanMohammed: At a meeting of @TECofDubai, today, I approved several initiatives aimed at raising #Dubai’s future readiness. pic.twitter.com/WpY40RVfD0

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 19, 2023

.@HamdanMohammed: #Dubai has emerged as one of the world’s best destinations to live and work and a place that offers a stable and dynamic environment for people to achieve their highest potential, His Highness added. pic.twitter.com/Qc2by7XPVy

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 19, 2023