Gulf grid purchase to suffice April

The contract was submitted to SAB for review, study, audit and approval. It is worth noting that through this contract, the ministry intends to secure an adequate electricity supply for April in anticipation of rising temperatures, which are expected to lead to higher consumption.SAB previously approved the contract to import electricity from GCCIA for the period from the beginning of January until the end of March, at a total value of KD43.5 million. In another development, the ministry has submitted a tender for the construction, completion, maintenance and development of Shuwaikh Water Distribution Complex and the associated works at a total cost of KD74.703 million to the State Audit Bureau (SAB) for review.

The project aims to increase freshwater storage capacity by 66 million gallons per day, raise pumping rates to 54.5 million gallons per day, and increase brackish water pumping to 23.5 million gallons per day. Also, the ministry is waiting for SAB to approve the contract for the construction, completion, maintenance and development of the existing and new Doha Water Distribution Complex and a water pipeline from the complex to the United Nations Roundabout, along with associated works, at a cost of KD97,188. The ministry submitted the tender to SAB on Feb 10 for review, study and audit, after obtaining approval from the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT).