Trade Arabia reported that Siemens has signed 2 major contracts worth a total of USD 201.3 million with Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation that aim to improve the power infrastructure in Doha.

Under the first contract, worth USD 188 million, Siemens will supply to Kahramaa equipment for Phase 10 of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion project that will ensure uninterrupted power supplies to households, business centers, shopping malls, hospitals and schools throughout Doha.

The equipment includes gas insulated switchgear, power and earthing transformers, shunt reactors, protection relays, relay protection panels and substation control systems for substations located in and around the capital.

The Phase 10 project will be broken down into two stages with Stage 1 consisting of six 66/11 KV turnkey substations and Stage 2 comprising seven 132/66/11KV turnkey substations. Both stages are set to be completed over 2 years. The second contract signed today, worth USD 13.3 million includes the installation of approximately 17,000 smart meters and the supply of communication modules for 15,000 water meters.