Kahramaa inaugurates Al Suwaidi stn

THE Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) on Monday inaugurated the QR400 million Al Suwaidi Super Grand Station as the first major station with a voltage of 132/400 KV to be implemented in the heart of the city of Doha.

The station is part of the plan to expand electricity transmission grids in Doha and it has the highest safety and security standards with two million working hours without injuries.

The overall capacity of the station will be around 1,000 MVA, which will suffice to provide three vital residential areas with power supply, namely: Al-Sadd, Bin Mahmoud and Fareej Al-Sudan, in addition to the rail project connected to the stations. The inauguration came as part of the 13th phase of the electricity transmission grids expansion project in Qatar, an ambitious project which, according to Engineer Muhammad Al Kubaisi, head of Transmission Operations and Maintenance Section, Electricity Transmission Department, demonstrates Kahramaa’s ability to meet new challenges by upgrading and expanding the existing main station through adding a 400 KV grid to it and installing cables with a voltage of 400 KV and a length of 16 kilometres to connect Al Suwaidi Station with the Greater Doha South Station.

On her part, Eng Aisha Al Muhammadi, head of the Transmission Grids Planning

Section, said the new station plays a vital role in providing an alternative power supply for

Al-Bidda Metro Station, which is one of the major stations in its network. She added that the station will increase reliability and enhance support for both Al-Sadd and Bin Mahmoud stations, as the areas are densely populated and are under high electrical loads. This also allows for the possibility of establishing other stations, such as Al Amir Area Station, as well as transferring some of the loads of Al-Wajba Grand Station to Al Suwaidi Station.

Eng Ali Rashid, head of the operation team at the Electricity Transmission Department, pointed out that the establishment of Al Suwaidi Station is part of Kahramaa’s efforts to improve the infrastructure of the electricity sector in Qatar and meet the growing demand on electrical power.

He added that it also aims to enhance the security and sustainability of the services provided by means of the transmission and distribution grids in a way that corresponds to the operational frameworks of the stations and facilitates the initiation of vital future projects.