PRYSMIAN AWARDED 47 MILLION EURO CONTRACT IN QATAR
New power transmission project assigned by Qatar General Electricity & Water
Corp.
Milan, 18 May 2009. Prysmian, a worldwide leading Group in the sector of
cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, has been awarded a new contract worth €47
million by Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) for the
development of a power transmission turnkey project serving Doha, Qatar’s capital
city. This new agreement follows the similar €168 million contract secured in 2008 by a Prysmian
led consortium for the construction of a high voltage underground cable system, and further
confirms the strategic role Prysmian is playing in the Middle East as a major utilities partner for
the current power transmission network expansion program.
Prysmian’s know-how and experience in the supply of integrated turnkey solutions has been
key once again to succeed in this challenging and technological market environment. The Doha
project requires the provision of engineering, procurement, construction, installation and
commissioning services for
Extra High Voltage underground power cables on three 22 km circuits for
a total of 66 km of 400 kV cable and associated accessories, as part of the power
transmission system expansion. The total project execution time is 22 months.
“More than ever, in this critical worldwide economical moment,
the unique technical and commercial skills of a company like Prysmian is required
by the major Utilities to support their transmission expansion plans, in a close cooperative
manner; this is our work-team daily objective”, declares Giovanni Caradonna, Middle East Branch
General Manager.
The
Middle East region has been targeted as a strategic area of expansion for
Prysmian. Currently the Group has offices and facilities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (UAE), Doha
(Qatar), Manama (Bahrain) and Kuwait. Other relevant projects under development in the region are:
Emirates Aluminum Company Ltd. (EMAL) for the supply and installation of high voltage cables and
systems for the world’s largest aluminum smelter facility under construction in Abu Dhabi; Fujairah
(UAE) and Doha (Qatar) main Transmission Projects (high voltage cables); Burj Dubai, the highest
tower in the world (fire protection power cables); Palm Island Dubai - Logo Island interconnection
(submarine medium voltage cables); the Dubai Metro – the world biggest fully automated metro
project.
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