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Power cut, sparking socket or a breaker that won’t reset? A licensed Abbas electrician is usually at your door within 45 minutes, anywhere in Dubai. Calls answered 24/7 · About a 45-minute arrival across Dubai · Licensed electricians, DEWA-standard work · Price agreed before work starts. Abbas Technical Services is an emergency electrician in Dubai, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can send a licensed electrician to most Dubai addresses within about 45 minutes. We find the fault, make it safe, agree the price with you, and fix it on the same visit wherever the parts allow.
Some electrical faults can wait for a morning booking. These cannot. If you see, hear or smell any of the following, switch off at the main switch if you can reach it safely, then call us straight away.
A smell of hot plastic or fish from a socket, switch, light fitting or the DB board means cable insulation is overheating.
Sparks when you plug something in, or a crackle behind a switch or panel, point to a loose or arcing connection.
One reset is reasonable. If the MCB or RCD drops again within seconds, there is a fault on that circuit.
Your neighbours and the corridor lights have power, but your villa or apartment is dark.
When lights flicker across the whole home, the cause is usually a loose main connection rather than a bulb.
Even a mild tingle means current is leaking where it should not. If someone is hurt, call 998 first.
Not every blackout needs an electrician. Two minutes of checks tell you who to call.
What you see | Likely cause | Who to call |
|---|---|---|
The whole building, street or community is dark | Grid or substation outage | DEWA on 991. No private electrician can restore the grid supply. |
Only your home is dark and the DB main switch has dropped | A fault or overload inside your property | Call us. Do not keep resetting the main switch. |
Only your home is dark but everything on the DB is still on | A problem on the incoming supply, meter or main cable | Call us to test it. We will tell you whether it is a DEWA or building-management matter. |
One room or one circuit is dead | A tripped MCB or a faulty circuit | Unplug appliances on that circuit and reset once. If it trips again, call us. |
Smoke, flames or a burning smell that is getting stronger | Fire risk | Leave the property and call Civil Defence on 997. Call us once everyone is safe. |
Outside Dubai, the utility emergency lines are SEWA on 991 in Sharjah, ADDC on 800 2332 in Abu Dhabi, and Etihad Water & Electricity on 991 in Ajman and Umm Al Quwain.
Your emergency electrician in Dubai is usually about 45 minutes away. Until then, these steps keep you safe.
Our emergency electrical services cover every fault that leaves you without power or puts your property at risk. Each van carries testers, breakers, RCDs, sockets, cable and fittings, so most repairs are finished on the first visit.
We trace why the power went, circuit by circuit, with insulation and continuity testers, and restore supply only once the fault is isolated.
An overloaded circuit, a faulty appliance, moisture or a worn breaker. We find which one, replace failed breakers and spread heavy loads. In summer the trigger is often the AC, and our AC maintenance team can check the unit if the fault is on that side.
We isolate the circuit, replace damaged sockets, switches and cable runs, and check the connections on either side of the fault.
Loose terminals, undersized cable and failing breakers cause most of these. We tighten, replace and re-test, and tell you honestly if the board needs a distribution board upgrade
After an AC drain overflow, a pipe leak or heavy rain, we make the area safe, test the insulation and replace what has failed. If a pipe caused it, our plumbing team can fix the source on the same call.
Dead sockets, lights out in one wing, or a lost phase in a three-phase villa, traced and restored.
When a full repair needs parts or a second visit, we make the installation safe and restore the essential circuits, such as the fridge, lights and AC, wherever that is safe to do.
Lighting, sockets, kitchen equipment and cold-room circuits in shops, restaurants, clinics and offices, attended out of hours so you can open on time.
Calling an emergency electrician in Dubai should not mean signing a blank cheque. You pay for the fault, not for the hour we arrive. The price is agreed before any work starts, and these are our published starting ranges.
Job | Price (AED) |
|---|---|
Out-of-hours emergency call-out | 250 to 500 |
Fault diagnosis (DB board, MCB, RCD) | 150 to 300 |
Socket or switch replacement | 150 to 250 |
Breaker or RCD replacement | Quoted on site |
Distribution board upgrade | 800 to 2,500+ |
Repair or rewiring of a damaged circuit | Quoted after testing |
Final prices depend on the fault, access and parts. You always see the price before we start.
Calls are answered day and night, including weekends and public holidays.
Our electricians work out of Al Quoz and cover the city's main communities, so help is rarely far away.
Every electrician is licensed and works to DEWA regulations. Each repair is tested before we leave.
If a leak or a failing AC unit caused the fault, our plumbing and AC teams can fix the source, often on the same visit.

Bigger loads, outdoor lighting, pool and garden circuits, and three-phase supplies.
We work on everything from your DB board inwards. If the fault is in a shared riser or the meter room, we tell you and your building management exactly what we found.
One number for tenant emergencies across your portfolio. An annual maintenance contract adds priority response and scheduled checks.
Out-of-hours repairs so you can open on time, with extra care around cold rooms and kitchen equipment.
Our emergency electrician Dubai teams are positioned across the city for fast dispatch:
Usually within 45 minutes, at any hour, across Dubai's main communities. We confirm your arrival time on the call. In Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Abu Dhabi we give you a time when you call, and Ras Al Khaimah is same-day booking.
Yes. Our 24 hour emergency electrician line is answered day and night, including weekends and public holidays, and electricians are dispatched at any hour.
Fault diagnosis is AED 150 to 300 and simple repairs such as a socket replacement are AED 150 to 250. An out-of-hours call-out fee of 250 to 500 applies. You approve the price before any repair starts.
Call DEWA on 991 if your whole building or street has lost power. If only your home is dark, or your main switch or RCD has tripped, the fault is inside your property and you need an electrician.
Switch off the main switch at the DB board if you can reach it safely, unplug nearby appliances and call us. If you see smoke or flames, leave the property and call Civil Defence on 997.
Common causes are an overloaded circuit, often the AC in summer, a faulty appliance, moisture in a fitting, or a worn breaker. Reset it once after unplugging appliances. If it trips again, stop, because each reset sends current through the fault.
Yes. We make the area safe, test the affected circuits for insulation faults, and replace damaged sockets, fittings or cable. If a pipe or AC unit caused the leak, our plumbing or AC team can fix the source too.
Yes. We attend shops, restaurants, clinics, offices and rental properties out of hours. Landlords and property managers can add priority response through an annual maintenance contract.
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