H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi (third left), Minister of State for Energy Affairs, with top executives of QEWC, Kahramaa and Japanese Chubu Electric Power Company, during the signing of the 6th renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of ‘The Par
In the presence of H E 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 Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, QEWC Managing Director and General Manager Fahad Hamad Al Mohannadi, and Satoshi Onoda, President of Power Generation Company - Chubu Electric Power.
The signing was also witnessed by Chubu Electric President and Director of 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.
Chubu is the first buyer of Qatari LNG, and had been receiving Qatari LNG deliveries since January 1997.
