In the presence of
H.E. Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Qatar
General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), Qatar Electricity and
Water Company (QEWC), and Japanese Chubu Electric Power Company signed the 6th renewal of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) of ‘The Partnership
Project’.
The MoU was signed at
Qatar Petroleum Headquarters by KAHRAMAA President H.E. Mr. Essa bin Hilal Al
Kuwari, QEWC Managing Director and General Manager Mr. Fahad Hamad Al Mohannadi,
and Mr. Satoshi Onoda, President of Power Generation Company - Chubu Electric
Power.
The signing was also
witnessed by Chubu Electric President and Director of Mr. Satoru Katsuno.
Under the terms of the
renewed MoU, KAHRAMAA and Chubu will continue to work together on substation
issues, learning & development of human resources and general safety
management, and smart meter & customer service. While QEWC and Chubu will
continue to work together on the promotion of environmental protection and on
the improvement of safety management and maintenance quality. The agreement
also places emphasis on cooperation and the exchange of expertise in the field
of human resources.
The partnership
project consists of two working groups: one for the power system between
KAHRAMAA and Chubu; and the other for generation technology between QEWC, and Chubu.
KAHRAMAA, QEWC, and
Chubu commenced the Partnership Project in order to contribute to the
further development of Qatar, through cooperation and advice in the electricity
sector.