Facts - Kahramaa

projects
Facts:
Phase 10 projects to develop and expand
the electricity transmission
network
QR3.65
million
The construction of water reservoirs
strategy -
Contracts for development projects of
water networks
QR300
million
The pilot project for smart meters
QR64
million
velopment of water networks and sustainable
management of the water sector is estimated
at about QR22 billions, which comes within the
framework of preparations to meet the demand
and continuous growth witnessed by Qatar in
many vital economic sectors.
Electricity Projects
The projects of electricity development and
expansion have gone through several stages.
Phase 5 project started in 2004 and took two
years to finish at a cost of QR8 millions in order
to strengthen the existing grid and meet
the needs of the growing demand for electricity,
while Phase 6 cost was at QR2.7 billions
and it completed the network expansion and
construction of about 37 stations that were operational
by the end of 2007. Phase 7 included
9 contracts with a total value of QR7.313 billions
and is considered to be one of the biggest
projects of electricity transmission in the world.
It aimed to create and develop KAHRAMMA
electricity grids including power stations, transmission
lines, overhead and underground
lines and the development of National Control
Centre. Work in Phase 8 started in 2009 and
was completed in the fourth quarter of 2010,
whereas Phase 9 cost was QR4.3 billions.
Water projects
Water projects include singing a contract for
consulting services for design and supervision
of water mega reservoirs in order to increase
water storage capacity estimated at 3500 million
gallons. This project is considered to be
one of the major projects of its kind in the world.
Its duration is 52 months and it will help KAH-
RAMAA supply water for seven days in ordinary
cases and longer in exceptional and emergency
cases, as well as installing 200km of pipelines
with large diameters to connect the new
mega reservoirs with current water stations, in
addition to 24-month projects to install water
distribution networks in Rawdet Al-Hamam
area with a total length of 195 km and diameters
ranging from 100mm to 900mm and
connecting them to the existing houses in the
same area, and installation of new water distribution
networks in Al-Sailiyah North (No. 53)
and Um Al-Zubara (No. 8) areas and suburbs
with a total length of 115 km and diameters
ranging from 100mm to 900mm. The duration
of this project is 24 months. To enhance
water strategic security, KAHRAMAA singed
a contract for consulting services for building
strategic waster mega reservoirs at the State
level with a total capacity of more than 1600
million gallons per day along with associated
transmission and distribution water networks.
This project will contribute directly to enhancing
water strategic security and securing a stock of
water to ensure the continuity of supplies for up
to seven days in ordinary cases and for longer
periods in cases of emergencies.
Smart meters
The goal of the pilot project of electricity and water
smart meters is to replace 17,000 electricity
meters and 15,000 water meters in Al Sadd and
West Bay areas with a new type of smart electricity
and water meters, and the project will last
for 16 months with a warrantee period. If the pilot
project is successful, KAHRAMAA will adopt
the technology of the smart meters pilot project
as a strategic option for meter installation and
reading. That will enable KAHRAMAA to provide
unique customer services in the whole country
by 2016 and improve procedures for managing
and monitoring electricity and water meters in
Qatar.
One of the benefits of electricity and water smart
meter system is that it allows reading the meters
remotely and directly without any human
intervention after installation. Data in the system
is automatically transferred by a sophisticated
fiber optic communication network to the control
centre in order to issue bills, which will help
in managing and controlling loads and obtaining
realistic and real-time readings.It is worth mentioning
that KAHRAMAA will introduce many opportunities
in the field of electricity and water infrastructure
in Qatar during the period from 2011
- 2021. The values of the development plans in
electricity generation, water production and expansion
of electricity and water networks during
that period is estimated at about QR69 billions,
and the expected investment in projects of developing
electricity networks during the next ten
years is estimated at about QR30 billions.
Major and mega international companies are eying
the projects of development and expansion
of electricity grids in Qatar.
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