DEWA Approvals in Dubai
Dubai Electricity and
Water Authority covers broad services, thus they provide an E-Services portal
on their website for easy access to all of their services. DEWA Approvals
in Dubai embeds classifications of services depending on the requirements
of the building and the standards of DEWA. DEWA aims to become a leading
sustainable innovative global corporation, and dedicated to keeping up with the
latest global industrial innovation. Hence, their innovative enhancement for
effective services will supply sustainable electricity and water needs for all
people of Dubai.
What is DEWA?
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority was established on
January 1, 1992, by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. DEWA
was formed from the union of the Dubai Electricity Company and Dubai Water
Department, which were both state-run companies, separately providing
electricity and water services for the people of Dubai. Its main purpose is to
provide the people of Dubai an adequate and reliable supply of electricity and
water.
DEWA
E-Services Process
The information below is based on the E-services of the DEWA
website, https://www.dewa.gov.ae/,
for accurate and informative content.
Online Application Submission
Fill in the online application form with the required
information, attach required documents, and submit the application. If the
application is successful, a reference number will be provided which can be
used for tracking the status of the application.
Application Status Tracking and Notifications
An e-mail and SMS notifications about the status of the
application such as submission, rejection, revision, and/or approval. The
status of the application can also be tracked online through the tracking page
of the e-service.
Application Revision
If the application was found incomplete or incorrect, access
the revision page from the e-service menu is authorized, and re-submit a
revised application within 2 weeks. The application will automatically be
canceled if failure of re-submission
Service Delivery
Once the application is approved, the approval can be
downloaded from the tracking page of the e-service.
DEWA
Approval Services and Requirements
The following are the list of the common approvals and
required documents for acquiring DEWA approvals in Dubai. Other DEWA approvals
and services are all cited at the E-Service portal.
Building NOC
Building No Objection Certificate service allows contractors
and consultants to acquire Electricity or Water No Objection Certificate for
issuance of building permits. The application for service is free of charge,
service is chargeable. The Building NOC process takes 3 working days for each
service such as electricity and water.
Required Documents:
❏ Affection
Plan
❏ Setting-Out
Plan
❏ 24-Hour
Demand
❏ Plumbing
Layout/ including water storage tank capacity and location.
❏ Water
demand and calculation sheet.
❏ Proposed
meter location.
Getting Electricity Fit-out Connections
This is a free of charge service that enables customers to
acquire a fit-out power connection for shops, and offices. The contractor can
submit for technical field inspection when the technical drawings are approved
by DEWAm. Once subjected to inspection approval and upon securing the payment
of Security Deposit, DEWA will arrange the installation of KWh meter and
release of power connection. Notifications will be sent through the website.
There are two processes in getting
Electricity Fit-out connections from DEWA such as:
❏
The Design Approval process that takes at least one
working days and,
❏
The LV Inspection process wherein an appointment will
be given within two working days from the readiness date notified by the
contractor.
Required Documents:
❏
Copy of DEWA approved TCL/MD, MDBs/SMDBs, Main
project schedule
❏ Load
distribution schedules of distribution boards.
❏ Wiring
Layouts – Lighting
❏ Wiring
Layouts – Power
❏ Landlord
NOC ( In DEWA prescribed format)
❏ Tenancy
Contract
❏ Trade
License
❏ Passport
Copy
Electric or Water Network Modification
Contractors or Consultants can submit an online application
to obtain the Electricity and Water Network Modifications Service. The
application for service is free of charge, service is chargeable. A
notification will be sent through SMS and/or email when the Estimate is set.
Required Documents:
❏ Latest
affection plan issued from Dubai Municipality or concerned authority.
❏ Approved
load scheduled that indicates total connected load / maximum demand.
❏ Owner’s
passport copy / Emirates ID Copy.
❏ Latest
consumption bill issued by DEWA.
❏ No
Demand Certificate from DEWA – Billing Department (In Substation cancellation
cases only).
❏ Setting
out a plan that indicates existing connections and proposed changes.
❏ Others
(Any documents that may support the application).
New Electricity or Water Connection
The Estimate or Connection charges need to be settled first
before the implementation of the DEWA service. A convenient tracking of the
status of the application, upload additional documents, download the approved
documents, project status notification for the technical inspection, etc. are
possible through the E-Services portal.
New Electricity Connection
LV Design Approval:
❏
Load from 1‐150 Kw: 1 working day
❏
Load from 151‐400 Kw: 2 working days
❏
Load from 401‐5000 Kw: 3 working days
❏
Load from 5001 and above: 3 working days
Issuance of Connection Cost:
❏
Load from 1 to 150 Kw: 1 working day
❏
Load from 151 to 400 Kw: 3 working days
❏
Load from above 400 Kw: 3 working days
LV Inspection:
❏
Load from 1-150 Kw: 1 working days from the date
preferred by the authorized electrical Contractor for the project
❏
Load from above 150 Kw: 2 working days from the date
preferred by the authorized electrical Contractor for the project
HV Substation Location & size
Approval (If any)
❏
3 working days
HV Substation Inspection (If any)
❏
1 working day from the date preferred by the authorized
electrical Contractor for the project
Mandatory Documents:
❏ Total
Connected Load/Max. Demand schedule (.pdf Format)
❏ MDBs/SMDBs
Schedules (.pdf Format only )
❏ Single
Line Diagram with proposed LV distribution and tariff metering (.dwf Format)
❏ Site
setting lay-out and ground floor plan indicating the location of substation, LV
room (along with dimensional details of LV room, arrangements of LV Panels,
MDBs, KW meters, etc.) (.dwf Format)
❏ Ground
floor and/or typical floor plan indicating the location of Electrical
rooms/MDBs/SMDBs etc. (.dwf Format)
❏ General
arrangements of KWh meters in the ground and/or typical floor electrical rooms
(.dwf Format)
❏ Typical
Load distribution schedule for the final distribution board. (.pdf Format )
❏ Affection
Plan (.pdf Format)
❏ Passport
copy/Trade License copy (.pdf Format)
Optional Documents:
❏ Green
Building Regulation implementation documents. ( .pdf format only)
❏ Technical
specification of Chiller/Motor loads and other documents. (.pdf Format )
❏ Premise
details sheet ( .xls/.doc Format )
❏ Material
requirements details ( .xls/.doc Format)
❏ Consultant
confirmation letter(No wet area, above electrical room/DBs, Circuit
breaker/circuit cables, UV relays, ELCBs, etc.) in DEWA's prescribed format
(.pdf Format)
❏ DM
Approved Thermal Load Calculation sheet
New Water Connection
Types of Connections:
❏ Single: Premises that include a single meter (i.e.
villa, hotel building… etc.).
❏ Multi:
Premises containing more than one meter within the same property (i.e. building
apartment).
❏ Development:
Housing communities that have more than one meter within the area (i.e. Emaar
Developments, DAMAC, etc.).
Water Connections Categories:
❏ Temporary
connection (for construction purposes)
❏ Permanent
connection
❏ Upgradation
(increase of water demand)
❏ Diversion
(shifting pipeline /meter)
Mandatory Documents:
❏ Building
Permit/NOC
❏ Proposed
location of meters and sub-meters
❏ Layout
Drawing (i.e. floor plan indicating plumbing system)
❏ Water
storage tank details (i.e. drawing inlet level, capacity, location)
❏ Green
Building Regulation Implementation Documents (.pdf format only)
❏ Premise
Details Sheet (.xls/.doc format)
❏ Meters
Requirements Details (.xls/.doc Format)
❏ The
total calculation for water consumption, as per building code and accommodation
(pdf format)
❏ Site
Plan (pdf format)
Trade License copy (pdf format)
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