Siemens wins $519m Qatar substations order
01 September 2015
Siemens, a global technology powerhouse, has won a major order worth €470 million ($519 million) for substations from state-owned utility Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).
As part of the national project to expand Qatar’s power distribution network, Siemens will deliver 18 turnkey substations to supply power and help to cater for increasing electricity demand. The project will scheduled to be completed in 2017.
Commenting on the award, Siemens Energy Management Division CEO Jan Mrosik says: “We are very proud that Kahramaa has chosen our solution for Phase 12. We are working very closely to support the expansion of Qatar’s power distribution network with leading products and solutions.
“This is a highly challenging infrastructure project in which a wide assortment from our portfolio of products and solutions will be installed in parallel within a very short time.”
The order encompasses the design, engineering, supply, installation, and commissioning of 14 new substations for the 400-kV, 132-kV, 66-kV, and 11-kV voltage levels, including switchgear, transformers, control and protection equipment, and the extension of four existing substations, Siemens says.
The 400-kV Bul Hemmaid substation will be used to transmit power from the independent water and power plant (IWPP) Facility-D into Qatar’s power grid. Facility-D, which will be fully operational by 2017, will have a power generation capacity of 2,400 MW and a desalination capacity of 130 million gallons per day (gpd) of water.
Construction of the 400-kV super substation Al Sakhamah – which will feed power to various areas including Lusail Metro Primary in Lusail City – is also part of the contract. Lusail City will be hosting the inauguration and closing ceremonies of the Fifa World Cup 2022.
All substations are required to supply power for ongoing infrastructure development projects, schools, hospitals, and residential complexes for the upcoming World Cup and Qatar’s National Vision 2030. The substations are located in and around Doha, the capital of Qatar.
Siemens’ new 420-kV single-break design 8DQ1 gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) will be used for the first time in Qatar.
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