Siemens will act as the main contractor on the project with Electrowatt acting as the lead engineer. The contract, worth AED 192 million, will take 18 months to complete.
Mr Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui, CEO Siemens Pakistan, commented: "Dubai is raising the bar with the development of projects such as the prestigious Dubai Sports City; as a key infrastructure provider to the region Siemens is ideally positioned to facilitate its power distribution requirements. Siemens is proud to be associated with the new sports city."
Mr K Ramaprasad, UAE Manager of Electrowatt - Ekono Ltd. said: "We are proud to be a part of this exciting project. Our involvement will ensure the provision of all the power to energise the city making it a vibrant and active environment in which to live and work."
Khalid Al Zarooni, President of Dubai Sports City said: "Having the ability to distribute electricity independently is, of course, vital to the entire project.
"We were very impressed with the professionalism displayed by both Siemens and Electrowatt and are extremely confident that they will become a key partner in our world leading project, Dubai Sports City.
"These three 132kv substations will expedite the issue of power distribution to the development. It's a proactive initiative by Dubai Sports City that will ensure the project progresses at an even faster pace and handing over to the occupants of the residential and commercial components will be on track and as per plans.
"Siemens was selected due to its established expertise in providing high voltage
substations to the UAE. Siemens is one of the major contractors for turnkey 132kv substations with DEWA, currently completing eight such stations in addition to the nine already established, "added Mr Al Zarooni.
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Dubai Sports City awards contract for 132kv substations to Siemens
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, December 10 - 2006 at 15:27
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Dubai Sports City, the world's first purpose-built sports city and cornerstone project of Dubailand, today announced that Siemens and Electrowatt - Ekono Ltd. have been awarded the contract to supply, install, test and commission three 132/11KV substations and associated work to serve the 50 million sq ft site area.
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About Dubai Sports City:Dubai Sports City (DSC), the cornerstone project of Dubailand, is a $3 billion, 50 million square feet mixed use metropolis which will be the world's first integrated purpose-built sports city.
The development will be centred around four magnificent stadia:
• a 60,000 capacity multi-purpose outdoor stadium for football, rugby, track and field and other sports and non-sports events
• a 10,000 seat multi-purpose indoor arena suitable for all hard court sports as well as concerts and other events and also including a removable ice rink
• a 25,000 capacity dedicated cricket stadium
• a 5,000 seat field hockey stadium
In addition to the stadia, Dubai Sports City will feature a series of major sports academy facilities including:
• the first purpose-built Manchester United Soccer Schools anywhere in the world
• a David Lloyd Tennis Academy
• a Butch Harmon School of Golf, the first such facility outside the United States
• the International Cricket Council's own ICC Global Cricket Academy
• top class multi-sport training facilities including gymnasium and a 50 metre swimming pool
• the WorldHockey Academy, a first of its kind partnership with the International Hockey Federation
• a world renowned sports rehabilitation centre
About Dubailand:
• A unique project spread over 3 billion sq. ft. will attract millions of tourists annually from all around the world
• Several projects under Dubailand are under construction with investments by UAE, GCC and international investors in the existing projects reaching AED 35 billion
• It is expected that the total investments will reach AED 65 billion during the next 18 months with the announcement of more projects which are under study
• The diverse projects under Dubailand include leisure, entertainment, theme parks, eco- tourism, shopping malls, restaurants and residential units
• Dubailand will play an important role in catalyzing the position of Dubai as an international hub of family tourism attracting 15 million tourists annually by 2010.
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorSunday, December 10 - 2006 at 15:27 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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