Al Mazrouha substation recently opened by Kahramaa.
Doha: To enhance the electric transmission network, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has inaugurated Al Mazrouha and Al Froosh power substations at the cost of QR230m.
Al Mazrouha substation project built at the cost of QR134m will be fed by Al Sakhama giant substation. However, it will supply electricity to National Services Academy's substation, said Kahramaa in a statement.
Al Froosh substation with the capacity of 132/11 KV built at the cost of QR96m will be fed by the northern Izghawa substation, and it will feed to the governmental, residential plots in the area.
The substations were supplied with electric cables of 250 MVA each, and it includes control panels with a voltage of 132 KV and 11 KV and transformers with a voltage of 40 MVA.
Despite the difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kahramaa has completed the two substations' construction with more than 838.164 Man-hours Without a Lost-time Injury.
Kahramaa provides the highest standards of reliability in its electrical network, in line with the highest international standards, by using an advanced protection system linked to the optical fiber network for control switches with a voltage of 11/232 kilovolts to increase protection on the network feeders.
Kahramaa follows safety and security standards in all its activities and operations, which was achieved by completing work according to its strategic plans without recording injuries or accidents among the project workers, which positively affected the increase in productivity.
It is noteworthy that Kahramaa built 32 substations during 2020, the last of which were Al Mazrouha and Al Froosh.
They were built to meet the increasing needs and the growing electricity demand and enhance the security and continuity of services provided through the transmission and electrical distribution networks, in line with the stations' operational frameworks. It will serve the vital and future projects of the State.
