The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) plans to spend Dh23.66bn ($6.4bn) in 2016, up 3.4% on the Dh22.87bn allocated for 2015.

Of the 2016 budget, Dh8.72bn ($2.37bn, 36.9% of the total) will be allocated to capital expenditure and projects, compared with Dh8.03bn ($2.19bn) in 2015. (CONTINUED - 286 WORDS)