Woqod to open 30 more fuel stations current year

Woqod will construct four fuel stations on the Orbital Highway and the new truck road connecting Mesaieed, Hamad Port, Dukhan, Lusail and Al- Khor and start operations of 30 fuel stations during the remainder of 2018. 

The company recently floated tenders for the construction of four fuel stations on the Orbital Highway and the new truck road, Woqod CEO Saad Rashed al-Muhannadi said Monday. In selecting sites for the new fuel stations, Woqod said it has coordinated with the Urban Planning Department at the Ministry of Municipality & Environment, Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The sites have been allocated large areas of up to 20,000M2 for the service of cars and trucks. Additionally, an area of 20,000M2 has been allocated in each site (adjacent to the petrol station) to be used for parking and rest areas.Station design, separate entrance and exit points as well as movement of vehicles including trucks within the fuel station compound have all been taken into consideration, Woqod said.