The Qatar Electricity and Water Company’s (QEWC) administrative tower, to be built in Lusail, will be ready in December 2020, according to information provided by the company at its annual general meeting on Monday.
A technical committee of the board members had been constituted and 18 proposals received when the design and consultancy services were tendered. The committee has shortlisted two designs and one will selected.
The tender for construction will be floated by August 15 this year and approvals are expected by October.
The tower is expected to be completed in August 2020 and may be handed over to the company management by December that year.
Besides the administrative tower, the complex would have adequate space which would be utilised as an investment for the company.
It was also announced that the power and water purchase agreement for Ras Abu Fontas B between QEWC and Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp (Kahramaa) will expire in October this year and the company has proposed the extension of the agreement for 12 years until the end of 2029.
It has also been informed that the deal for acquiring 35% share of the 2045 MW Paiton Power Plant of Indonesia by the QEWC-owned Nebras Power was completed in December 2016.
