5 Local Companies Benefited from Umm Al Houl Operations
February 26, 2018
The CEO of Umm Al Houl Power Plant, Eng.
Jamal Al Khalaf, stressed that Qatar Electricity & Water Company
(QEWC) prioritizes the use of national companies and products in
the completion of various stages of Umm Al Houl project. He
added in a statement to «Lusail» newspaper, that about five
Qatari companies benefited from the operations of the plant,
notably Al-Jaber Company, which has been engaged in the project
of reverse osmosis for water production, and Qatar Electric
Cables Company – Mesaieed, which produces medium and small load
cables, and is an agent for the French company «Lexus». In
addition, iron construction works, will be handled by Qatari
companies who stepped up to replace Saudi and UAE companies who
withdrew from the project after the blockade. Al Khalaf stressed
that the steel structures produced by local firms is of the same
quality as that of the withdrawing companies.
Eng. Jamal Al Khalaf explained that the power
and water plants are an opportunity for national companies to
develop their capabilities, readiness and efficiency so that
they can compete, pointing out that this type of projects
requires expertise, capabilities and advanced technology.
Al Khalaf revealed that the sales of Umm Al
Houl station will reflect on the operating profits of QEWC by
the middle of this year.
A staggering 98% of the mechanical and
engineering works of the plant have been completed. Umm Al Houl
is one of the largest desalination and power generation plants
in the region, have been completed at a cost of about QR11
billion with a production capacity of 136.5 million gallons of
water per day and 2520 MW of electricity.
The power plant CEO confirmed the launch of
water boilers to start the pilot operation of water distillers
and steam turbines, pointing to the completion and readiness of
three of the plant’s distillates out of five to receive steam
and desalination. He revealed that the launch of the remaining
two distillates will take place by the end of the next April.
Distillates produce 78.5 million gallons of water through the
process of multi-stage flash distillation. The plant currently
pumps its entire 58 million gallons of water per day production
capacity from reverse osmosis technology into the grid.
The Plant produces water in two distinct
manners, the first through reverse osmosis technology and the
second by the thermal method. This reduces the cost of water
production and makes it very competitive compared to the
production of water by the thermal method only, pointing out
that the technology of water production through reverse osmosis
is done at the stations of Umm Al Houl and Ras Abu-Fantas.
Qatar Electricity & Water Company has adopted
the use of reverse osmosis technology at Umm Al Houl plant and
through the expansion of Ras Abu-Fantas (A3), the largest
desalination system in the region using this technology. Ras
Abu-Fantas produces 36 million gallons of desalinated water in
line with the finest international standards.
The Umm Al Houl station is a qualitative addition to
meet the country's water and electricity needs and to serve the
country's economic and urban development. Positioned at a
strategic location in the economic zone near the port of Hamad,
Qatar’s Gate for Foreign Trade and Food Security, the power
plant is considered a great and effective contributor to the
country’s development efforts.
Umm Al Houl Power Plant provides 25% of the country's
total electricity needs and 30% of water needs. Qatar
Electricity & Water Company owns 60% of Umm Al Houl, Qatar
Petroleum and Qatar Foundation each own 5%, while Mitsubishi
TEPCO owns the remaining 30%.
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