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WAM reported that SEWA completes 90% of AED13m Rawdat Al Qarat water network project as crews finished laying the majority of new pipelines and related infrastructure in the district. The authority has focused resources on expanding distribution capacity to meet rising demand from both residential plots and small commercial outlets in the area. According to SEWA statements carried by WAM the remaining works centre on final testing and integration with the main transmission lines. This step forms part of the utility’s wider programme to modernise water assets across multiple Sharjah localities.
SEWA data places the current project cost at AED13 million with the scope including installation of control valves advanced monitoring equipment and durable piping materials selected for long term performance. Engineer Faisal Al Serkal the director of SEWA’s water department has overseen similar initiatives that according to authority figures extended more than 136 kilometres of water lines throughout 2025. The Rawdat Al Qarat scheme once finished will reduce pressure fluctuations and limit distribution losses in a zone experiencing steady population growth. Coordination with local contractors has kept the works on schedule despite periodic supply chain constraints.
A Zawya assessment of ongoing SEWA contracts noted that the authority advanced a separate 29 kilometre network extension in Al Shnouf at a comparable cost exceeding AED12 million reaching 40 percent completion by May 2026. Such parallel projects illustrate the scale of investment that according to an AGBI review will total AED4 billion for water network upgrades through the end of the decade. The Rawdat Al Qarat effort aligns with those larger plans by prioritising new residential zones where existing infrastructure had begun to reach capacity limits. Final handover is expected to occur before the close of 2026 once all compliance checks conclude.
Public statistics from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure show that daily water demand in Sharjah has grown steadily at roughly 4 percent per year prompting accelerated infrastructure delivery by utilities including SEWA. The authority’s first quarter 2026 report listed more than 70 kilometres of completed network expansions and replacements across industrial and suburban districts with investments ranging from AED4 million to AED7.5 million per scheme. Rawdat Al Qarat will join those upgraded areas in receiving consistent 24 hour supply supported by newly calibrated pumping systems. SEWA continues to incorporate smart metering technology in these projects to provide real time consumption data to both operators and customers.
SEWA annual summaries indicate the utility now manages over 380000 smart water meters across Sharjah after installing and testing nearly 40000 units in the first seven months of 2026 alone. The Rawdat Al Qarat network has been designed to accommodate future meter rollout that will according to authority engineers enable early leak detection and more accurate billing. Similar deployments in Kalba and Al Saja’a have already demonstrated measurable reductions in non revenue water. The current project therefore contributes directly to the emirate’s broader targets for resource efficiency and service quality.
