Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority
Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority also popularly known as SEWA is a government utility in the Emirate of Sharjah which provides electricity, water and natural gas to all its residents. It supplies the same to over 300,000 consumers It has its own bottled drinking water subsidiary known as Zulal which has its factory located in Hamda area. The current Chairman is Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi who took this role in 2020. (https://www.sewa.gov.ae/en/content.aspx?P=mMVyU3I8qgk%2bJD3MkzcmSA%3d%3d&mid=I82X5exjK422E8H%2bqZdAJg%3d%3d) SEWA changed its name to Sharjah Electricity Water and Gas Authority (SEWGA) on 23rd September 2020. SEWA became a profitable organization in  2015 contributing towards government revenue. It also won the best Arab electricity and water authority award in 2014 Since 2015 SEWA uses a slab system for managing different types of tariffs History. Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority was previously a private company even before the United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971. It was then called Sharjah Electricity & Water Resources Company. This changed in the coming years and it became a part of the Sharjah government as the Electricity and Water Department. With the growth of the emirate, it seemed necessary to expand it from being a department to a  financially and administratively independent entity now known as Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority. This decree was issued by Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi. Recent Developments. SEWA opened up a new SCADA center in Nasseriya in 2015. It has also started implementing smart meters across the region and completed over 40,000 meters as of April 2018 It has ISO 500001 certifications. Power Stations. SEWA has the following power stations having a total installed capacity of 2814 MW as of 2018. Some of its power is also supplied by Transco (Abu Dhabi) Water Plants. SEWA has the following water generation  plants in UAE. They are mainly desalination plants.