VOL. XLV

No 13

1-April-2002

QATAR

Cornerstone Of$718Mn Ras Laffan PrivatePower/Water Project Laid

Qatars Heir Apparent, Shaikh Jasim bin Hamad Al Thani, on 24 March laid the cornerstone for the Ras Laffan electricity generationand desalination project the first independent power/water scheme in thecountry. The $718.4mn project will produce 430mw of electricity from March2003, rising later to 750mw, and will start to produce water in May 2004 withan eventual capacity of 40mn gallons/day. The...