The UAE calls for the future with pioneering development projects

During the year 2024, the UAE strengthened the infrastructure sector with a group of vital projects to keep pace with the aspirations of economic growth and support the development process that the country is witnessing in all sectors.

The announced list of projects embodied the UAE’s approach to shortening time and recalling the future, which contributes to improving the quality of life and well-being for all residents of the country.

The UAE announced a historic achievement, which was the start of commercial operation of the fourth station within the Barakah nuclear power plants, making this the first time that the four stations are fully operational.

Barakah’s four plants now produce 40 terawatt hours of electricity annually, up to 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs, without carbon emissions.

The “Executive Committee for the Initiatives of His Highness the President of the State” approved a package of projects for dams and water facilities in a number of regions of the country, which includes the construction of nine new water dams, the implementation of expansion works for two existing dams and a group of rubble barriers, in a plan to support infrastructure in response to climate change, and to increase… Water reserve through collecting rainwater and floods, with a storage capacity of up to eight million cubic metres, provided that these projects are implemented within 19 months, and nine water channels are constructed, along Approximately nine kilometers, to reduce the effects of water flow resulting from rainfall in some residential areas.

At the level of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Center for Projects and Infrastructure announced that the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has approved 144 projects in various parts of the emirate for the year 2024, with a budget amounting to 66 billion dirhams, including the sectors of housing, quality of life, education, human capital, tourism, natural resources, and others. .

For its part, the Integrated Transport Center, affiliated with the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi, revealed strategic projects, the most prominent of which is the Central Islands Road project, with a length of up to 25 km, and a capacity of between 8,000 and 10,000 vehicles per hour in each direction.

The list of projects included a traffic improvement project on Musaffah Road (E30), a traffic improvement project along Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (E20) between the airport intersection and the Bridges Complex intersection, and a project on the Abu Dhabi – Al Ain intersection and Mohammed bin Zayed Street.

In the Emirate of Dubai, three strategic projects were announced: the new passenger terminal project at Al Maktoum International Airport, the “Tarif” project to develop the rainwater drainage network in Dubai, and the Dubai Exhibition Center expansion project.

The new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, after its complete development, will become the largest airport in the world at a cost of 128 billion dirhams, with a final capacity of 260 million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo annually. It will also include 400 aircraft gates and five parallel runways, and will use technology. New for the first time in the aviation sector.

Dubai adopted the “Tarif” project to develop the rainwater drainage network in Dubai, one of the largest strategic infrastructure projects, at a total cost of 30 billion dirhams, to cover all regions of the emirate, thus enhancing the capacity of drainage operations by 700%.

Dubai revealed the master plan to expand the Dubai Exhibition Center to become the largest exhibition and events center in the region, as it will enable Dubai to double the number of large events it hosts annually from about 300 currently to more than 600 events by 2033.

Dubai witnessed the opening of a major bridge with a capacity of two lanes and a length of 1,000 metres, serving traffic coming from Hessa Street to Al Khail Road, and achieving free traffic movement to the city center and Dubai International Airport, and contributing to reducing the travel time from Hessa Street to Al Khail Road from 15 minutes to three minutes. .

The Emirate of Sharjah continued its efforts to expand the spread of green areas and implement agricultural projects, by launching two vital projects to provide irrigation water to the green areas. The first included raising the efficiency of the Al Qarayen station, while the second project included establishing a new pumping station in the Budaiya area.

For its part, the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority completed an infrastructure project that included a group of main roads in the Al Sajaa Industrial Area, with a total length of 9.5 km.

In Ajman, the Union Water and Electricity Company opened two power distribution stations: the main Al Hamidiya station, with an investment of 137 million dirhams, and the new Mohammed bin Zayed substation in the Mohammed bin Zayed residential area, with an investment of 61 million dirhams.

The Department of Municipality and Planning in Ajman announced the completion of the project to establish a group of internal roads in the Al Mowaihat and Al Rawdah areas, with a total length of 10 km, which will contribute to facilitating traffic and access to housing within the two areas.

In Umm Al Quwain, the opening of the “Naqa” seawater desalination plant was highlighted, which is considered one of the largest seawater desalination projects using a reverse osmosis system in the world, with a capacity of 150 million gallons of desalinated water per day.

Umm Al Quwain also announced the establishment of the Logistics City, which will support the movement of transport and trade, and facilitate logistical operations and connectivity between various means of transport. It will include a number of advanced warehouses and advanced systems in the transport and shipping sectors, which will contribute to attracting investments and companies, and supporting the local economy of the emirate.

Umm Al Quwain revealed the Umm Al Quwain Cargo Airport project, which is designed to receive and process air cargo shipments with high speed and efficiency.

In turn, the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah witnessed the opening of a water pumping station at the Al Ghail Center for storing and distributing water, at an investment cost of about 122 million dirhams, and it will play a pivotal role in raising the efficiency of water distribution to Azan, Al Ghail, Shoka, Kadra, Masfut and Muzaira in the central region.

In Fujairah, the Department of Public Works and Agriculture announced, last September, the implementation of the eighth phase of the internal road network, with a length of 20 kilometers, covering many regions and neighborhoods in addition to a number of the emirate’s vital roads.

Fujairah witnessed the development of the main Al-Najimat power distribution station with the latest technologies and equipment at a cost of about 122 million dirhams.

. 600 events, the capacity of the Dubai Exhibition Center by 2033, becoming the largest exhibition and events center in the region.

. 260 million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo annually, the capacity of the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport.

. The four Barakah power plants now produce 25% of the UAE’s electricity needs, without carbon emissions.