The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed building a $67 million water reservoir at Al Lusaily, the government body said in a statement.
With a storage capacity of 120 million gallons of desalinated water, the reservoir is set to increase Dubai total water reserves to 790 million gallons, compared to the current capacity of 670 million gallons. DEWA has completed all civil construction works and 50% of the mechanical works at the reservoir.
“The project includes building two reservoirs with a storage capacity of 120 million gallons of desalinated water. The first reservoir is expected to be completed in December 2014, at a capacity of 60 million gallons, and the second in January 2015 at the same capacity,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA. 
“This supports DEWA’s strategy to enhance efficiency and reliability of its water network and increase water flow volumes, to meet the increasing demand for water in different parts of Dubai,” Al Tayer added.
