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AL AIN UNIVERSITY

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

“Al Ain Distribution” prepares an

integrated plan to meet the high

loads in the summer

Hosting of Al Ain University of

Science and Technology

AADC has prepared an integrated plan to reduce the faults

that may occur to the water and electricity networks, and to

reduce the services interruptions that may arise as a result

of increased loads during the summer.

Al Ain Distribution Company hosted Al Ain University of

Science and Technology in the headquarter of the company

This hosting aims to Communication with the institutions of

the local community and to provide the best quality services

to the staff of the company.

the University of Al Ain Provided the staff of the company’s

with an introductory presentation of the MBA (Master of

Business Administration) program with all its specializations

in accounting, finance, banking, marketing, management,

information systems and human resources as well as other

bachelor programs offered by the university.

The University has also distributed illustrative pamphlets on

the specializations and programs offered and replied to all

inquiries and questions.

His Excellency Mohammed Bin Omair

Al Shamsi, Managing Director of the

company pointed out that the preparation

plan for the summer of 2012 relied on

accurate studies and comparisons with

previous summer plans.

It comes as part of a unified plan adopted

by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity

Authority in coordination with its other

subsidiaries to face the repercussions

of the large increase in the loads on

the electricity during the summer

months.

Al Shamsi stressed that the company

is seeking to benefit from the

expertise and high level international

experience in the field of reducing

the time and the frequency of

interruptions by adopting the policy

of monitoring and analysis to find

out the real and actual reason of

the fault, follow up and monitor the

performance indicators and to draw the

expected results and correct them.

The plan included the replacement of old

equipment in the electricity networks

with other modern equipment and the

use of sophisticated devices to detect

faults. Such devices have the property of

malfunction anticipation and developing

appropriate solutions to address such

faults before they occur, either by repair

or replacement.

In this framework, the company has

installed new protection devices involving

the latest technology in the world and

replaced the old protection equipment

with modern ones, along with controlling

and calibration of all

protection

equipment and implementing preventive

maintenance programs for all electrical

network equipment before the start of the

summer.

The company also strengthened the

electricity networks to meet the natural

increase in the loads through the

construction and installation of stations,

transformers, cable lines and overhead

lines in various areas of the city, especially

those areas experiencing repeated

outages.

About the existence of potentiality

of power outages at Al Ain during this

summer in spite of all these preparations,

the Managing Director of the company

said that, despite all these efforts and

preparations, this does not prevent the

occurrence of any of the unexpected

outages for reasons beyond the control of

the company.

He added that many of these outages may

be caused by the consumers themselves as

a result of some wrong practices by some

who contribute to the increased electrical

loads through making some expansions

and additional apartments in the house

and erecting tents as usual in the month

of Ramadan.

The Managing Director of Al Ain

Distribution Company stressed that the

consumers need to adhere not to build

apartments or additions in their homes

without obtaining the necessary licenses

from the competent authorities, including

Al Ain Distribution Company, in order to

estimate the additional new loads resulted

from these additions and take them into

consideration.

Al Shamsi warned

of the danger of calling an electricity

technician unlicensed by the company,

pointing out that the use of technicians

like these, who are not eligible and lack

competence and experience, leads to the

execution of electrical installations in an

improper and wrong way that

lacks the required security and

safety measures, the matter

which in turn increases loads

and leads to the occurrence of

frequent interruptions inside the

house.

The Managing Director of Al Ain

Distribution Company stressed

the importance of the use

of electrical contractors and

technicians accredited by Al Ain

Distribution Company to carry

out electrical wiring expansions

in a proper way that achieve the

best security and safety standards, calling

the members of the public to keen on

requesting the presentation of the card

approved by Al Ain Distribution Company

which states that these contractors and

technicians are accredited prior to the

agreement or contracting with them to

carry out electrical installations.

The Managing Director of the company

tackled some of the erroneous practices of

some consumers that contribute in some

way or other in increasing the loads and

the consequent interruptions in electricity

supply, such as leaving the air conditioner

operating continuously in some rooms

of the house when such rooms are free

of persons, and turning on all electrical

appliances in the peak period.

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