Sharjah24: Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA) continues rationalizing energy and water consumption in the emirate’s various buildings and facilities.

The authority installed water-saving tools in 494 mosques in Sharjah, where about 69% of the water consumption was saved by circulating a flow rate of 2 liters per minute for all mosques, according to the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology specifications.

Rashid Al Marzouqi, Deputy Director of the Conservation Department, explained that SEWA finds it essential to provide water and electricity for mosques and set up conservation programmes. As a result, the total consumption rates per day before installation were 148.667 thousand gallons, while the total consumption rates per day after installation were 45.993 thousand gallons.

He explained that SEWA integrates with all parties to raise awareness of the importance of rationalization, which benefits citizens, residents, and future generations.

The department obliges contractors and consultants to follow all the requirements for rationalisation with new mosques. The authority is keen on going on with its cooperation with the Sharjah Islamic Affairs Department to review the best international practices in water rationalisation.