Prysmian, the manufacturer of energy and telecommunications cables, has been awarded a new contract worth 47 million euros by Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation for the development of a power transmission turnkey project serving Doha.

The new agreement follows a similar 168-million-euro ($235 million) contract secured in 2008 by a Prysmian-led consortium for the construction of a high voltage underground cable system.
The new contract further confirms the strategic role Prysmian is playing in the Middle East as a major utilities partner for the current power transmission network expansion programme, the company said.
“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.