A Glimpse Through the Years

 The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) was formed on 1 January,
 1992, by a decree issued by His Highness Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al
 Maktoum to take over and merge the Dubai Electric Company and the Dubai
 Water Department that had been operating independently for several years
 until then. Both these organizations were established in 1959 through the
 foresight and initiative of His Highness Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Al
 Maktoum, the late Ruler of Dubai, as government supported bodies with the
 objective of making available to the people of Dubai an adequate and reliable
 supply of electricity and water.
 

   Dubai Electricity Company
 

 In the year 1959, His Highness Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum issued
 a decree to establish the Dubai Electricity Company (DEC) with the objective
 of generating electricity and transmitting and distributing it to consumers in
 Dubai. The Company set up its first office in a rented house near Al Nasr
 Square, Deira, and soon after started to supply electricity to its first
 consumer. Thus started the operations of a dynamic organization that was to
 play a pivotal role in spurring the growth and development of Dubai, ushering
 in a bright era for its people.