After the launch of Tesla in the UAE, I see more and more people are talking about electric cars. I believe the arrival of Tesla will bring a change in the UAE, since these electric vehicles are not only luxurious, but also offer the power and speed most people demand in the Emirates. Tesla has installed some EV chargers across the Emirates and is working to install more in the coming months. However, this didn’t stop the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to unveil their hybrid and electric car charging stations in Dubai.
There are total 51 charging stations ready to use in Dubai, details of which are hereunder:
| No. | Location |
| 1 | DEWA – Head Office Customer Service Centre |
| 2 | DEWA – Al Qouz Sustainable building Customer Service Centre |
| 3 | DEWA – Al Hudaiba Customer Services Centre |
| 4 | DEWA – Burj Nahar Customer Services |
| 5 | DEWA – Umm Ramoul Customer Services |
| 6 | DEWA – Al Wasel Customer Services Centre |
| 7 | DEWA – Jebel Ali Customer Service Centre |
| 8 | DEWA – Hatta Customer Services Centre |
| 9 | DEWA – Warsan Building |
| 10 | DEWA- Ruwayyah |
| 11 | Dubai Silicon Oasis – Head Office |
| 12 | Dubai Silicon Oasis – Community Centre |
| 13 | Dubai Silicon Oasis – 7 Towers |
| 14 | Dubai Municipality – Al Twar Centre |
| 15 | Dubai Municipality – Manara Centre |
| 16 | Dubai Municipality- Deira |
| 17 | Dubai Municipality- Umm Ramool |
| 18 | Rashid Hospital |
| 19 | Latifa Hospital |
| 20 | Al Mamzar Health Centre |
| 21 | Dubai Hospital |
| 22 | Dubai Petroleum Head Office |
| 23 | Dubai Design District (D3) |
| 24 | Al Maktoum International Airport |
| 25 | Dubai Airport – Terminal 1 |
| 26 | Dubai Airport – Terminal 2 |
| 27 | ENOC – Dubai Investment Park * |
| 28 | ENOC – Umm Suqeim * |
| 29 | ENOC – Warqa 4 * |
| 30 | ENOC – Jebel Ali * |
| 31 | ENOC – Wadi Al Safa * |
| 32 | ENOC – Zabeel * |
| 33 | Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard- P2 |
| 34 | Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard – P3 |
| 35 | Marina Mall |
| 36 | EMAAR – Burj Khalifa Armani Hotel |
| 37 | Green Parking /Barasti Beach |
| 38 | The Beach Mall Parking |
| 39 | Business Central Tower |
| 40 | Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA) |
| 41 | Madinat Jumeirah |
| 42 | Jumeirah Beach Hotel |
| 43 | Emirates Towers Hotel |
| 44 | Multi Storey Parking RTA Old Subkhah 01 |
| 45 | Multi Storey Parking RTA New Subkhah |
| 46 | Multi Storey ParkingRTA Ghubaibah |
| 47 | Multi Storey Parking RTA Naif Parking |
| 48 | Multi Storey Parking RTA Al Riqqa Car Park |
| 49 | Anantara hotel – Palm Jumaira |
| 50 | Movenpick – Ibn Battuta Gate |
| 51 | Sustainable City |
These charging stations are of different types including Home, Public and Fast chargers. The Home charger takes up to 7 hours, the public charger take takes 2 to 4 hours, while Fast charger just takes 30 to 40 minutes for 80% charging. The charging time depends on the size of the battery though.
You can charge your electric and plug-in hybrid cars on any of the charging stations after registering your vehicle with DEWA and getting a card, which requires you to deposit Dh500 as refundable security.