{"id":"sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","canonicalSlug":"sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","language":"en","title":"Sharjah’s SEWA completes maintenance of 138 33kV substations in first half","summary":"The authority also approved 367 engineering plans for new substation projects and network development.","body":["The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) carried out scheduled maintenance on 138 33-kilovolt substations during the first half of 2026. According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on 3 October, the authority also reviewed and approved 367 engineering plans for new substation projects and electricity network development over the same period.","SEWA also completed 25 technical studies for new consumers and nine studies related to the transmission network. Hamad Al Teneiji, Director of the Energy Transmission Department, said the maintenance programme covers power transmission substations and distribution transformers across Sharjah, with priority given to preventive maintenance and high-quality genuine spare parts.","According to Deputy Director Abdullah Al Kous, the authority’s plan covers maintenance of 218 power transmission and distribution substations in total; a significant portion has been completed and the remaining work continues according to the approved schedule and safety and quality standards.","The announcement does not give maintenance costs, outage durations or measured grid-reliability data."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Sharjah’s SEWA completes maintenance of 138 33kV substations in first half\n\nThe authority also approved 367 engineering plans for new substation projects and network development.\n\nThe Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) carried out scheduled maintenance on 138 33-kilovolt substations during the first half of 2026. According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on 3 October, the authority also reviewed and approved 367 engineering plans for new substation projects and electricity network development over the same period.\n\nSEWA also completed 25 technical studies for new consumers and nine studies related to the transmission network. Hamad Al Teneiji, Director of the Energy Transmission Department, said the maintenance programme covers power transmission substations and distribution transformers across Sharjah, with priority given to preventive maintenance and high-quality genuine spare parts.\n\nAccording to Deputy Director Abdullah Al Kous, the authority’s plan covers maintenance of 218 power transmission and distribution substations in total; a significant portion has been completed and the remaining work continues according to the approved schedule and safety and quality standards.\n\nThe announcement does not give maintenance costs, outage durations or measured grid-reliability data.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-03","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T14:26:48+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-04T14:26:48+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-03","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2k2byn-sewa-completes-maintenance-138-33kv-substations","checkedAt":"2026-10-04","publishedAt":"2026-10-03"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/sewa-sharjah-138-substations-maintenance-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}