VOL. XLI

No. 11

16-March-1998

QATAR

Qatar Transfers Operation Of Abu Fontas Power Station To Local Shareholding Firm

The Qatari Ministry of Electricity and Water, as a first step towards the privatizationof the power sector, signed an agreement on 28 February under which it transferred theoperation and maintenance of the Ras Abu Fontas B Power and Water Station (RAF-B) to theQatari shareholding firm, the Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) - owned 43% bythe Qatari Government and 57% by...