Kahramaa makes presentation on smart power grids

THURSDAY APRIL 10, 2014

Kahramaa makes  presentation on smart power grids

The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) recognises the necessity of smart power grids in the country and is keen to partner for solutions to meet energy related requirements in future, a senior official has told the Arab Future Cities Summit 2014.

Making a presentation on “Kahramaa’s Future Power Grids,” technical adviser Mohamed Nagib Omara said the corporation will focus on such crucial aspects as reliability, flexibility, intelligence, electrical and energy issues and effective delivery in service while exploring the possibilities for smart grids in the country.

The Kahramaa adviser said the world electricity market has been witnessing sweeping changes in the last three decades. “Now it has become a consumer-driven market that is seen in many parts of the world. While customers had no say on the service provided by the utility earlier, the companies are now coming to the consumers to serve them,” he added.

Vodafone supports ‘Smart City’ deployment

Vodafone has underscored the importance of supporting “Smart City” deployments, which the company has aligned to its goals in meeting Qatar National Vision 2030.

George Galica, head of business solutions, Vodafone Qatar, said the company “is clear in supporting the Smart City deployments in Qatar,” which he described as “a key pillar of its success.”

Galica made the statement during a presentation of Vodafone Qatar’s updated view on Smart Cities at the Arab Future Cities Summit held recently.

During the summit, Galica shared views on Vodafone Qatar’s responsibilities “in ensuring a secure environment in the implementation of Smart City applications.”

“Working in Smart Cities is the most exciting field in telecommunications and ICT services at present. We are proud to be the recognised leaders in this field globally and look forward to developing the conversation over the coming months,” Galica said.

QC leads in helping Syrian refugees

Qatar Charity (QC) was on the top position among non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in helping the Syrian refugees in 2013, according to a UN-OCHA report.

QC offered those people around $30mn in different forms of humanitarian aid, which put it ahead of all NGOs around the world, including the aid given by European countries such as Italy and France.

The beneficiaries of such aid surpassed 1mn persons affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria. QC aid included food supplies and creation and operations of bakeries, shelter accommodations, health projects and services, and educational programmes.

Man acquitted of drug possession charge

The Doha Court of Appeal has acquitted a Syrian expatriate of charges of consuming and possessing illicit drug, local daily Arrayah has reported.

The Court of First Instance had earlier sentenced the man to two years in jail and imposed a fine of QR10,000. He was ordered to be deported after serving the jail term.

The Syrian was arrested based on information that he was dealing in illicit drugs such as hashish and Tramadol pills.

According to the charger-sheet, he was arrested while trying to sell banned pills and blood test contained traces of hashish.

The accused admitted that he was in possession of Tramadol pills, but denied taking hashish.

The defence lawyer pleaded that illegal measures were resorted to by authorities concerned to arrest the accused. “The accused was not arrested in action,” he told the court.

Qatar Airways moves to Terminal 2 at Tokyo airport

Qatar Airways has moved to join its fellow oneworld alliance partners in Terminal 2 of Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 means that Qatar Airways joins Japan Airlines and other oneworld partners, including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and S7 Airlines, at the airport’s most modern terminal. The move to Terminal 2 will bring advantages to Qatar Airways, which include shared facilities with oneworld partners such as check-in and transfer desks, lounges and baggage services. All these factors work towards making the travel experience for oneworld alliance customers smoother and more efficient, while reducing costs. “We are very excited to be joining our fellow oneworld partners in Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport,” said Tomohiko Matsumoto, Qatar Airways country manager (Japan).

Advisory Council finance committee holds meeting

The Advisory Council’s Financial and Economic Affairs Committee met yesterday under its Rapporteur Mohamed Ajjaj al-Kubaisi and resumed studying a draft law amending some provisions of law No 26 of 2005 for issuing a law regulating the bids and tenders.

Qatar-Djibouti ties reviewed

Djibouti’s National Education and Vocational Training Minister Dr Jamea Alami Akiya has met Qatar’s Ambassador Jassim bin Jaber Jassim Sorour. Talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations.

Source: gulf-times.com