Samsung C&T has won an order for a combined freshwater power generation project worth 4 trillion won in Qatar.

Samsung C&T’s construction division announced on the 26th that it has won an order for Qatar’s “Facility E” freshwater complex power generation project, which was ordered by KAHRAMAA, Qatar’s water power agency, and selected by Japan’s Sumitomo Consortium as a business operator.

The project is to build a combined thermal power generation that generates up to 2,400MW (megawatts) of electricity and a large-scale freshwater combined power generation that produces an average of 500,000 tons of water per day in the Las Abu Fontas region, about 18km southeast of Doha, the capital of Qatar. The total project cost alone amounts to 3.7 billion dollars (about 5.1733 trillion won). When the project is completed in 2029, it will be responsible for about 16% of Qatar’s total electricity and 17% of fresh water.

The client is Karama, Qatar’s Water and Power Administration, and the entire project will be undertaken by the Sumitomo Consortium of Japan.

Samsung C&T formed a team and challenged the Sumitomo Consortium from the stage of challenging the operator’s bidding. Finally, he will be in charge of the design, procurement, and construction (EPC) of $2.84 billion (about 3.9709 trillion won).

Lee Byung-soo, head of Samsung C&T’s energy solution business division, said, “Since it is Qatar’s national infrastructure project, its existing performance experience and solid trust building through it played a big role in winning the project.”

Meanwhile, Samsung C&T is solidifying its position in the Qatar market by carrying out 2.8 trillion won worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) construction, including Qatar’s largest solar power generation. In particular, the Qatari government plans to expand its facility capacity to cope with growing electricity demand, raising expectations for additional orders in the future.

Samsung C&T is carrying out a number of power generation plants in Saudi Arabia, including F3 combined thermal power generation in Fujairah, UAE, and Amiral and Tanajib combined thermal power generation.

In addition, it is evaluated as solidifying its position as a leading player in the global power generation field, such as winning an order for the Guam solar power generation project.

[Reporter Hwang Soon Min]