Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure: Dh10s worth of infrastructure projects on track

Infrastructure projects valued at Dh10 billion are currently underway along the East Coast of the UAE, said Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, UAE minister of energy and infrastructure. The project are part of the 2018-23 five-year plan, which includes the ministry’s investment programme and the projects undertaken by the Follow up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President.

Al Mazroeui made his remarks as he toured a number of projects being carried out on the East Coast. He was accompanied by Hassan Mohammed Al Mansouri, the ministry’s Under-Secretary tor Infrastructure Affairs, and other senior officials. The projects included the Dh96.7 million new headquarters of the Fujairah Police, along with the upgrading of the existing Sheikh Hamad bin Abdul- lah Road, at a total cost of Dh250 million.

He later stopped at Wadi Al Ghail Dam. He noted that the ministry is overseeing 104 dams and levees, with a total capacity of 130 million cubic metres. He also said that over 40 million cubic metres of rainwater was stored at the Ministry’s dams last year. At the end of his tour, Al Mazrouel pointed out the ministry’s projects to develop the capabilities of young Emiratis and ensure that they are well prepared to handle all aspects of planning, designing and executing future developmental projects.