Amir to patronise opening of Umm Al Houl Power Plant today

Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will patronise today the opening ceremony of the Umm Al Houl power plant, in Umm Al Houl area, south of Al Wakrah.

The QR11bn Umm Al Houl Power project is one of the largest desalination and power generation plants in the region.

The project will generate a daily production capacity of 136m gallons of water and 2,520MW of electricity. Its full production capacity will supply Qatar’s 30 percent of electricity needs and 40 percent of water requirements.

The plant applies state-of-the-art technologies that conserve the environment and ensure highest standards in water production and electricity generation.

Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani had laid the foundation stone for the Umm Al Houl Power Plant of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) in March 2016.
Umm Al Houl Power (UHP) is an independent water and power producer, established in 2015, and is designed for a capacity of generating 2,520MW of power and 136.5m gallons of drinking water per day.

UHP is a Joint Venture company with Qatar Electricity and Water Company holding 60 percent, K1 Energy (Mitsubishi Corporation and JERA J/V) holding 30 percent, and Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Foundation holding five percent each. UHP is a key part of Qatar National Vision 2030.

The project was implemented by Kahramaa, Qatar Petroleum and Japanese firms Mitsubishi and TEPCO. The project is part of Qatar’s strategic goals of creating infrastructure to support economic development. It aims to develop the electricity and water utility sectors and increase foreign and local investments in both. The project is part of Qatar National Vision 2030 which continues to overcome challenges.

As Qatar is focusing on completion of strategic projects to meet goals set under Qatar National Vision 2030,

H H the Amir in December last year also inaugurated the Water Security Mega Reservoirs Project, which is the largest of its kind in the world in Umm Salal Ali. The QR14.5bn project has a total water storage capacity of about 1,500m gallons, and was implemented by Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).

The project is the largest in the world and contains a huge strategic reservoir that raises the country’s water storage by about 1,500m gallons, which is an increase of 155 percent. This phase of the project will ensure water security for the State until 2026, followed by future stages that will meet water demand even after the year 2036 by adding additional reservoirs.

The project is located in five strategic sites: Umm Birka, Umm Salal, Rawdat Rashed, Abu Nakhla, and Al Thumama and each site covers roughly 1sqkm. The project consists of 15 of the world’s largest concrete reservoirs. Each reservoir is 300M long, 150M wide, and 12M high, at a capacity of around 100 million gallons to earn Guinness World Record for world largest drinking water storage tank and largest drinking water storage tanks network.

يتفضل حضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ تميم بن حمد آل ثاني أمير البلاد المفدى، فيشمل برعايته الكريمة صباح اليوم، حفل افتتاح محطة أم الحول للطاقة بمنطقة أم الحول جنوب مدينة الوكرة.