The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has inaugurated the Emirates Monitoring Centre, the country’s first national facility providing real-time monitoring of the integrated electricity network by linking all four power utilities: Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), and Etihad Water and Electricity.
The Emirates Monitoring Centre provides real-time oversight of the national power network, which has an installed generation capacity of around 48 gigawatts. It continuously monitors key operational indicators, including system load, frequency, voltage and power exchange, while ensuring seamless operational data flow across the Emirates National Grid (ENG) corridor from Abu Dhabi to the Northern Emirates.
Powered by Siemens’ Spectrum Power SCADA V23 Q4 platform, Emirates Monitoring Centre is designed to strengthen the resilience, reliability and digitalization of the UAE’s electricity infrastructure. The facility also plays a key role in coordinating outage management and emergency response, serving as the first point of situational awareness during system disturbances or generation outages.
In addition, the center conducts operational planning and resilience studies to enhance network reliability and support informed decision-making, while working closely with EWEC, DEWA, SEWA and Etihad Water and Electricity as the UAE’s energy sector continues to evolve.
Eng. Sharif Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at UAE MoEI, said that the Emirates Monitoring Centre represents the nucleus of the UAE’s national power network, providing comprehensive, real-time visibility across the country’s electricity system through world-class monitoring technologies developed by Siemens.
He added that Emirates Monitoring Centre enhances the resilience of the energy infrastructure and strengthens the country’s ability to anticipate, manage, and respond to operational challenges both today and in the future. The centre will also leverage artificial intelligence capabilities to support scenario planning, predictive analysis and future system modelling, enabling smarter, more proactive decision-making.
Helmut von Struve CEO-Siemens UAE & Middle East
“Today marks a landmark achievement for the UAE’s energy sector. The Emirates Monitoring Centre is the country’s first unified platform providing a single, real-time view of the national power grid, with continuous monitoring of all four utility companies across the seven emirates. Siemens is proud to serve as the technology partner behind this pioneering initiative. We delivered the core monitoring and control platform at record speed, achieving the world’s first fast-track deployment of the latest generation of our energy management system. What truly distinguishes this project is not only the technology, but also the strong partnership between Siemens, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the UAE’s electricity utilities.”
He added that the Emirates Monitoring Centre has been designed to grow alongside the country’s evolving energy landscape, supporting renewable energy integration, future cross-border interconnections, and the continued development of a smarter, more resilient national grid.
