Qatar - Problems Over.

Technical snags at power plants belonging to RLPC, Qatar Power Co (QPC) and Kahraba on May 30, 2007, left residents of Doha without power for several hours and highlighted a problem for the state as it sought to keep pace with its economic expansion. Demand for water in Qatar had grown 16% in 2006 and in the first quarter of 2007, and this pattern showed no sign of slowing. Demand for power in the same period grew 17%. There was a water shortage. To meet the challenge, Kahramaa fast-tracked a number of projects (see background in down9QatrEnBasAug27-07).

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