Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has appointed Mott MacDonald as project engineer for the QR1.8 billion ($520 million) Ras Abu Fontas B2 (RAF B2) power and water plant, an extension to the existing B plant located near Doha.

The plant is being constructed to meet Qatar’s rising power and water demand, which is expected to increase by 10 per cent per year for power and 9 per cent per year for water for the next five years.
RAF B2, which is being developed by a consortium including General Electric and Fisia Italimpianti under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, will produce 597 MW of electric power from three GE Frame 9FA gas turbines.
Two heat recovery boilers will supply steam to two multistage flash distillers enabling them to produce 30 million gallons of desalinated water per day.
Mott MacDonald’s role involves providing design review and construction monitoring services during construction of the plant and warrantee management services during the three-year defects liability period ending in July 2010. It also assisted with the tender evaluation and award of the EPC contract.
The plant will be completed by the summer of 2007.