Siemens Energy has received further major
orders from Qatar General Water & Electricity
Corporation (Kahramaa), the Doha-based and
state-owned utility. As part of the national project to
expand the power distribution network in the state
of Qatar, Siemens was awarded a contract named
Phase IX. Siemens will therefore supply substations
and switchgear valued at €510 million as well
as associated cables valued at €90 million to Kahramaa,
which is in charge of generating and distributing
the electrical power in the State of Qatar.
"We're proud that Kahramaa has again opted for
field-proven, first-class equipment from Siemens for
the expansion of Qatar's grid. Expansion of the country's
power supply system is a demanding project,
for which practically the whole range of our products
and systems will be deployed," said Dr. Udo
Niehage, CEO of the Power Transmission Division of
Siemens Energy. One of the challenges involved in
this project is maintaining power supply while work
is being performed on the existing infrastructure.
Several substations also have to be erected in parallel
with a short space of time.
The order encompasses the supply of 15 turnkey
substations for the 400 kV, 220 kV, 132 kV, 66 kV and 11
kV voltage levels, including transformers, control and
protection equipment, as well as extension and modification
of existing substations. The construction of a
new 400kV substation to connect the Qatar network to
the GCC grid is included in the work. Siemens will supply
gas-insulated switchgear, protection equipment
and equipment for online condition monitoring. The
substations will be distributed across the whole country,
including the cities of Doha, Dukhan and Maesaieed.
Furthermore 400 km of 66 and 132kV high-voltage
cables are part of the order. Completion is scheduled
for mid-2012.
Siemens will execute the order as part of the ongoing
Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion - Phase
IX, for which Siemens has over the last five years
installed more than 70 switchgears and approximately
1400 km of high-voltage cable. Siemens has completed
all projects to date totaling €1.6 billion within the
defined schedule. In 2006 Siemens had received the
most recent major order from Kahramaa worth €700
million (Phase VII).