Sharjah Oasis has announced the completion of its Phase 1 construction at Sharjah Waterfront City. The Waterfront City is valued at AED3bn.
Chairman of Sharjah Oasis Sheikh Abdullah Al Shakrah said, “I am pleased to announce the completion of AED3bn worth of infrastructure works within Sharjah Waterfront City, including removal of 12mn cubic metres of sand to dig 3.5 metres deep canals with width spanning 100-300 metres and create eight islands within the landscape that helped us to create 20 kilometres of new coastline and beachfront properties.”
This is the first time a private developer has developed a massive ‘power distribution and transmission plant,’ and transferred the responsibility to SEWA, a state-owned public utility. The development with its own resources is said to provide continuous supply of electricity—up to 700 megawatt (MW).
The supply is sufficient to power more than 60,000 people expected to reside at the community. “As part of the infrastructure projects, we have moved and installed five million tonnes of rocks to create breakwater and marina quays and the protection of water channels, in addition to the construction of bridges, roads and power transmission and distribution plants, which cost AED250mn,” Sheikh Abdullah added.