DOHA: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced that it has started awarding contracts for the QR17bn worth strategic mega reservoirs project and the accompanying pipelines at a total capacity of 2300 MIG.
The projects come within Kahrama’s plans to increase Qatar’s strategic water storage facility and ensure water supply to all areas as per Kahramaa mission of ‘providing high quality and sustainable electricity and water for better living’ in Qatar.
The strategic project of the mega reservoirs is considered as the largest expansion of Qatar water storage ever. In the first phase, it aims to increase the country’s strategic storage of water till 2026 . The projects consist of 24 reservoirs at a total capacity of 2300 Million Gallons.
Each reservoir will have a total capacity of about 100 MIG and is considered as the largest concrete reservoir in the world. The reservoirs will be constructed in five locations including Um Baraka, Um Salal, Rawdat Rashid, Abu Nakhla, and Al-Thumama. The first phase also covers the installation of 650 km pipelines with large diameters. The space of each reservoir location is 1 km2. The reservoirs are unique in design.
The locations of the mega reservoirs are selected near to desalination facilities at Ras Lafan to the north and Ras Abo Fontas to the south. They are also connected to the existing water network to meet the rapid population increase. Of the total QR17bn contract works, 55 percent of works will be awarded to Qatari companies. Contracts include excavation and landscape, main pipelines and accompanying pipelines installation, and reservoirs construction.
On the other hand, the designs of the second phase have been developed to meet Qatar requirements up to 2036. It includes 40 reservoirs with a total capacity of 3800 MIG. The mega reservoir is one of the vital strategic projects. It aims to increase Qatar water strategic storage to meet the future needs in order to improve water security and Kahramaa services.
The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation is the sole transmission and distribution system owner and operator (TDSOO) for the electricity and water sector in Qatar.
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