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4 December 2006 -- As part of the further expansion of the power supply system in Qatar, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) has been awarded an order worth over 700 million euros by Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa).

The order comprises the delivery of 25 turnkey substations of the voltage levels 220 kV, 132 kV and 66 kV and 11 kV, including transformers as well as station control and protection systems. In addition, it includes the expansion of 14 existing substations and the modification of 10 more stations.

In all, Siemens is delivering gas-insulated switchgear systems (GIS) with 54 switchbays for 220 kV and 200 switchbays for 132 kV/66 kV from its production plants in Berlin and Grenoble. The project is scheduled for completion by February 2009.

Siemens is implementing the order as part of the Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion Phase VII project currently running in Qatar. The substations are to be built in the cities of Doha, Ras Laffan, Maesaeed and spread all over the country.

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