Doha, Qatar; January 8, 2007: GE Energy has signed a multi-million dollar, 20-year Contractual Service Agreement(CSA) with Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) covering three GE Frame9FA gas turbine-generators at the Ras Abu Fontas B-2 power plant and desalinationproject in Qatar.
QEWC was established in 1990 to operate and maintain electricity generation and water desalination plants. The company is 43 per cent owned by the government, with the remaining shares held by individual and institutional Qatari investors.