The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation signed "Kahramaa" The Qatar Electricity and Water Company signed an agreement to extend the contract to operate the Ras Abu Fontas (BA) station for electricity production, during a ceremony held today in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs.
The agreement is a confirmation of the successful partnership between the two parties, as the 20-year station operating contract has been extended for a period of more than 7 years until 2029. It is also considered a continuation of their cooperation to achieve optimal utilization of the resources of the State of Qatar, which confirms the efficiency of KAHRAMAA and the Qatar Electricity and Water Company. As reliable suppliers and operators in the field of electricity production and water desalination.
The Ras Abu Fontas (BA) station is one of the six stations that make up the Ras Abu Fontas stations complex, which was inaugurated in 2002. Under the agreement, Qatar Energy will continue to supply the station with the natural gas needed to operate it during the extension period, and Kahramaa will also operate It will meet the country’s growing needs for electric energy, as it will enjoy greater flexibility in exploiting the capacities of the three gas turbines that make up the station.
HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, said: This agreement reflects the close and constructive cooperation between Kahramaa and the Qatar Electricity and Water Company, and aims to optimize the use of state resources, indicating that Qatar Energy will continue to play a vital role in supplying All energy and water projects with natural gas. He also praised the outstanding performance of the management and employees of KAHRAMAA and the Qatar Electricity and Water Company in securing Qatar’s water and electricity requirements.
For his part, HE Eng. Issa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, Chairman of the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), stressed that close coordination with the Qatar Electricity and Water Company and Qatar Energy is crucial to the continuation of economic growth and the development process in the State of Qatar, stressing Kahramaa’s commitment Providing and distributing electricity and water through an advanced and sustainable infrastructure, keeping pace with the latest technical developments in this sector regionally and internationally, and based on scientific analysis of consumption patterns and production rates.
In turn, Eng. Mohammed Nasser Al-Hajri, Managing Director and Director General of the Qatar Electricity and Water Company, confirmed that the company harnesses all its efforts to meet the country’s needs for electricity and water with high efficiency, and in line with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 in development and the strategy of the wise government, noting its keenness to improve quality. In all of the company’s operations, to reach unprecedented levels of reliability and excellence.
