Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has completed the commissioning of the Al Bidaa Metro substation.
With this, all five electricity substations of Kahramaa pertaining to the Doha Metro project of Qatar Rail have come to an end.
The Al Bidaa substation of Kahramaa is embedded with multi-story car parking.
The total cost of the project is QR300 million. Al Bidaa 33/123 KV Electricity substation is part of the phase 12 of Qatar electricity transmission network expansion project. The substation is fed from Al Suwaidi super by 132 KV cable with a length of 5.4 km. The substation has 132/32 KV transformers, 132/33 KV GIS and other allied equipment. The substation capacity is 100 MVA.
Kahramaa President Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari said: “We are proud to complete all electricity substations Kahramaa implemented for Qatar Rail to provide Doha Metro Project will all electricity needs.”
Al-Kuwari added that the substations for Doha Metro are equipped with special technology to ensure uninterrupted power supply in emergency situations.
Kahramaa has achieved more than two million working hours without losing time for injuries or incidents in Al-Bidaa Substation and associated car parking project. It is also keen to apply the highest standards of living circumstances for workers, appreciating their role as partners in this successful project which will affect positively and increase productivity.
Kahramaa has commissioned five electricity substations for Qatar Rail to provide Metro Station will all requirements of electricity with a total cost of QR 900 million.
“Ras Abu Funtas metro substation” was commissioned in July 2017 and the second one “Lusail Metro electricity substation” in March 2018. Al-Waab metro substation was commissioned in June 2018, Doha West metro substation became operational in September 2018. The last substation “Al-Bidaa Metro” got commissioned in November 2019.
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