Qatar Electricity and Water Co (QEWC) on Tuesday said it will launch construction of a QR10 billion ($2.75 billion) power and water desalination plant in October, the largest of its kind in the country.

The plant, called Umm al Houl Power, will have a production capacity of 2,520 megawatts of electricity and 136 million gallons of drinking water per day.

QEWC owns 60 per cent of the project, while other stakeholders include state-owned Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Foundation. – Reuters