DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the launch of an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System (ASGR), the first of its kind in the MENA region, to increase the control, management, and monitoring of its power network. The system works around the clock without any human intervention. It uses a smart, innovative, and central system that locates the fault in the power network, isolates it, and automatically restores the service. This improves grid automation, fault detection and retrieval of connections. It also supports DEWA's efforts to maintain supplies according to the highest standards of reliability, accountability, and efficiency. Speaking on the occasion, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, "The Smart Grid is an integral part of DEWA's strategy to develop state-of-the-art infrastructure for managing facilities and services using disruptive technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution applications.