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QNA
Doha
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thai on Thursday visited the Umm Al Houl power plant of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC).
The Prime Minister was briefed about the work progress made at the plant, which is 99 percent complete.
The power plant is scheduled to open soon.
Sheikh Abdullah praised the progress made in the huge project, whose operation depends on highly efficient and skilled Qatari engineers and technicians, and lauded the company's Qatarisation efforts.
Umm Al Houl Power Plant is one of the largest desalination and power generation plants in the region with a daily production capacity of 136 million gallons of water and 2,520 MW of electricity and with a total cost of QR11 billion.
The plant will meet 25 percent of Qatar's electricity needs and 30 percent of water needs.
The plant implements state-of-the-art technologies that conserve the environment and ensure highest standards in water production and electricity generation.
According to an earlier report in Qatar Tribune in February, the power plant will be fully complete by June and begin full operation from the following month.
The project has the participation of QEWC (60 percent), Qatar Petroleum (5 percent ), Qatar Foundation (5 percent), and a consortium of Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corporation and Tepco (30 percent).
