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400 electric car charging stations by 2022 in Qatar

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) is planning to set up 400 electric car charging stations by the end of 2022 to encourage the use of electric and hybrid vehicles in Qatar.  Kahramaa, represented by the National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed), inaugurated 8th electric car charging station, yesterday at Qatar Scientific Club.

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Photo for illustrative purposes only. Several malls in Qatar are taking measures to reduce consumption of water and electricity to cope with recent hikes in utility prices, managers have said. Steps such as adjusting the thermostat and escalator timings, and changing out old light bulbs for new energy-efficient ones come months after state utility provider Kahramaa quietly increased tariffs for…

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Gulf states need to cut domestic energy consumption or face losing their position as global energy providers, the Middle East’s first energy think tank warned yesterday. The Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, which was set up by the country’s former minister for energy and industry and deputy prime minister, was…

Photo for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Peter Kovessy Qatar’s Emir has approved legislation that makes wasting water and electricity punishable by fines of up to QR20,000. The new law, which got the Cabinet’s stamp of approval a year ago, comes just a few months after state utility provider Kahramaa increased tariffs for energy and water usage, apparently without notice. Qatar…

Wakrah power plant The foundation stone for Qatar’s largest power and desalination plant will be laid next month, a senior Qatar Electricity & Water Co. (Kahramaa) official has said. The US$3.15 billion (QR11.47 billion) facility, which was first announced in May, will be located in Umm al Houl, in the southern part of the country. The plant’s construction comes at a time when Qatar has seen…