KAHRAMAA

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corp

Overview

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation — the monopolistic Qatari utility, procuring 400/132/66/11 kV transformers and substation plant.

Grid characteristics

• Operating region: Qatar — Middle East
• System frequency: 50 Hz
• Synchronous area: GCCIA Interconnection
• Top voltage class: 400 kV

Transformer & substation profile

• Highest voltage class in this market: 400 kV
• Transformer demand driver: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corp
• Procurement notes: Utilities in this market procure against national grid codes and international standards — verify the governing standard before a tender.

Relevant manufacturers

4 transformer makers recorded in the Qatar census — power, distribution and dry-type. Verify capability before a decision.

Market context

Latest intelligence about this operator

• KAHRAMAA awards QR 2.2bn ($604m) grid contracts for Dukhan Solar connection — Qatar's largest-ever grid expansion

  Qatar's Kahramaa signed EPC contracts worth over QR 2.2bn with Voltage Engineering, Best & Betas Consortium, L&T and LS Cable covering a new 400 kV su…

• KAHRAMAA 2026 plan: 198 tenders worth QR21.4bn ($5.9bn); QR8.9bn for transmission

  Qatar's 2026 procurement programme spans 198 tenders (~$5.9bn); electricity transmission accounts for QR8.9bn ($2.4bn) incl. new 400/132 kV substation…

Regional intel

Same regional feed. These items do not name this operator.

• MEWRE — second-stage maintenance/replacement programme (transformers up to 75 MVA; parallel reactors up to 50 MVA)

  Phase-two maintenance and replacement of damaged parts and related civil works for transformers ≤75 MVA and parallel reactors ≤50 MVA.

• MEWRE — replacement of damaged transformers up to 75 MVA and parallel reactors up to 50 MVA (first stage)

  Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy first-stage procurement for replacement/substitution of damaged transformers ≤75 MVA and parallel …

• Saudi Water Authority — supervision of Transformer T803 replacement (502 MVA, 380/110/13.8 kV) PST1 Yanbu Phase 3

  Etimad notice 260839007272: project for supervision of GIB replacement and Transformer T803 replacement at SWA third-stage conversion station, Yanbu s…

• King Abdulaziz Air Base Hospital — 1,500 kVA standby transformer, Dhahran

  Competition to supply and install a 1,500 kVA backup/standby electrical transformer for the chillers area at King Abdulaziz Air Base Hospital, Dhahran…

Related projects

• KAHRAMAA 2026 transmission expansion EPC (S1/S2/S5 + cables C1/C2) tendering · INFERRED
• Dukhan solar 2 GW project grid connection (400 kV substation) awarded · INFERRED
• Ras Laffan substation (Kahramaa) tendering · INFERRED

Upcoming events

• IECON 2026 (IEEE Industrial Electronics) 2026-10-18 · Doha, Qatar

Census verified 7 July 2026. Record updated 11 July 2026. Sources: official utility / operator filings and public announcements; maintained encyclopedia-style from the TransformerPath grid census. Report a correction.