www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 Ooredoo’s Championship campaign to boost leader Marquez small businesses shines at Aragon MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 24 DHUL HIJJA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6931 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Power production Campaign to capacity to touch 13,000MW in catch erring two years By Mohammad Shoeb The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar’s power generating motorists capacity is expected to receive a major boost in the next couple of years. The country’s installed power production The patrolling teams deployed capacity is set to increase by nearly 50 across the city have caught 428 percent to 13,000 megawatt (MW) com- The patrolling teams violations since the launch of the pared to the existing installed capacity, deployed across campaign only related to overtak- further bolstering the surplus capac- ing from right, according to data ity enjoyed by the energy-rich nation. the city focus on released by the General Directorate This was announced yesterday the most common of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior by Fahad bin Hamad Al Mohannadi, yesterday. Managing Director of Qatar Electric- violations like Dubbing it a bad road habit ity and Water Company (QEWC), the overtaking from causing many accidents, the main producer of utilities in Qatar. right, use of mobile authorities had raised the fine “Our existing capacity is around for this violation from QR500 to 8,800MW. By 2018 we will have an Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani is briefed about phones while driving, QR1000. installed capacity of about 13,000MW. the tunnelling works for the Doha Metro Project on the south side of the Red Line at Hamad International failure to fasten seat Traffic inspectors also caught And with the completion of the 309 violations for failure to fasten Airport (HIA) station, yesterday. upcoming Umm Al Houl power plant belts and wrong seat belts and 52 violations involv- by 2018, which has the capacity of parking. ing the use of mobile phones while over 2,500MW, we will have about driving, the ministry said on its 11,000MW. And the future projects will Twitter account. Doha Metro tunnel works complete add more capacity to meet the target of “ The General Directorate of 13,000,” Al Mohannadi told reporters Traffic since last week (Sunday) on the sidelines of an event held to cel- By Sidi Mohamed has launched a campaign to catch The Peninsula has been completed. The drilling transport sector has become an ebrate the delivery of Siemens’ 1000th The Peninsula motorists who adopt mistaken road works started in July 2014 and important indicator to measure gas turbine, which is the fifth of six gas behaviours,” Major Jaber Mohamed 111KM were covered yesterday by the nation’s renaissance and turbines for the Umm Al Houl plant. Rashid Odaiba, Assistant Direc- the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). welfare of the communities which “Actually our plan is to achieve tor, Media and Traffic Awareness DOHA: Qatar Railways Company Speaking on the occasion, necessitate further development 13,000MW by 2020. And this is part DOHA: With roads and streets Department told The Peninsula (Qatar Rail) yesterday marked the Minister of Transport and of plans and projects,” said the of our readiness for the upcoming across the city witnessing heavy yesterday. the completion of the tunnelling Communications H E Jassim bin minister. mega event in 2022 (Fifa games). traffic after opening of schools and He said that the campaign will works for the Doha Metro Project, Saif Al Sulaiti said that the Doha Al Sulaiti said that Qatar Rail There will be another project to be offices last week, the traffic author- continue for one month. on the south side of the Red Line in Metro project represented the has bypassed all the obstacles over developed between 2018 and 2020,” ities have launched a campaign to “ It has coincided with open- Hamad International Airport (HIA) main backbone for an integrated the drilling work as 50% of the he added. The demand for electric- catch erring motorists. ing of schools. We have launched station at a ceremony attended by public transport system in the Doha Metro Project has been com- ity this year is expected to grow by The campaign has its focus on the campaign to curb violations of the Prime Minister and Interior country, supported by Qatar pleted. The tunneling works were 10 percent compared to last year. the most common violations like the traffic rules, with an increase Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Rail’s Lusail Light Rail Transit completed three months ahead of According to figures provided by Al overtaking from right, use of mobile in traffic on the roads,” he added. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. (LLRT) network and the Long schedule, he added. Mohannadi earlier this year, the peak phones while driving, failure to fas- With completion of tunnelling, Distance Passenger and Freight demand of electricity in 2015 was ten seat belts and wrong parking. → Continued on page 4 50% of the Doha Metro project Rail transportation system. “The → Continued on page 3 about 7,000 megawatt (MW). QA named best Middle Eastern and African Airline for 7th year The Peninsula it pertains to awards that echo consumer sen- timents. Some of the recent recognition Qatar Airways has achieved include awards for ‘Best For Business’ by Condé Nast Traveller readers; DOHA: Qatar Airways was once again named being ranked number one globally by AirHelp the Best Middle Eastern/African Airline at the – an independent airline consumer rights organ- 2016 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards isation – for providing travellers worldwide held in Hong Kong on Friday. This marks with the highest quality and service, on-time the seventh consecutive year the airline has performance, and customer claim processing; received this accolade. and being awarded the World›s Best Business Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Class, Best Business Class Airline Lounge and Al Baker said: “We are extremely honoured to be Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East at the voted as the Best Middle Eastern/African Airline prestigious Skytrax 2016 World Airline Awards. for the seventh straight year. We would like to Due to increased passenger demand, thank our loyal passengers for their continued Qatar Airways recently increased capacity to Cheap-priced Chinese tabs attracting lower income expatriates in a local market. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula support and for giving us their vote of confi- Guangzhou on July 1 and Sydney on Septem- dence. I would also like to express my gratitude ber 16, flying the flagship A380 aircraft with to all of our staff for their continued dedication 517 seats and three-class service. Qatar Air- to delivering exceptional, award-winning, travel ways’ A380 features a double deck with First Cheap tabs a big hit among low-income expats experiences and products to our passengers.” and Business Class on the upper deck, along The accolade adds to a year of continued with a lounge. By Irfan Bukhari competitors from famous com- brand and the manufacturer. extra pleasure in entertain- success for Qatar Airways, particularly when → Continued on page 4 The Peninsula panies like Samsung, Huawei One can purchase a Samsung ment. The salesman of the etc. and the customers repre- 4G tablet having 9.7” screen hypermarket told The Penin- senting lower income groups and 32 GB hard drive for sula that those low-priced too are not optionless. They QR1,799 while with identical tabs were selling like hot- Peace almost impossible in Syria: Russia DOHA: The sale of cheap tabs can buy a Chinese tab for just specifications a made-in- cakes among lower-income in the local market has grown as low as QR89. China-tab is available for as expatriates. manifold as they are the main The Peninsula observed a low as QR190. Asked about any guaran- Reuters The United Nations Secu- Power, told the 15-member stay of lower-income expats number of Chinese and Indian “I am interested in buying a tee for the gadgets, he said that rity Council met yesterday council. from Asia and Africa. tabs in the market with the Chinese tab. The choice is due they used to give a warranty at the request of the United “Instead of pursuing Like smart phones, tabs are prices varying from QR89 to to financial constraints though not a guarantee. “ Warranty States, Britain and France to peace, Russia and Assad a popular electronic gadget in QR300. The price of famous I know very well that its life will may be for six months or a year UNITED NATIONS: The discuss the escalation of fight- make war. Instead of helping this age of digital dependency. brands increases with the be short,” said Kuldip Singh, depending upon the company United States yesterday ing in Aleppo following the get life-saving aid to civil- And the questions revolving enhancement of specifications an expat from India who was policy. In case of any technical called Russia’s action in Syria announcement on Thursday ians, Russia and Assad are around the affordability and like processor core, processor selecting a tab from the exist- fault in the specified time, we “barbarism” not counter-ter- of an offensive by the Syrian bombing the humanitarian price have been addressed by speed, screen size, screen res- ing stock at a hypermarket. offer repair services to the cus- rorism while Moscow’s UN army to retake the city. convoys, hospitals, and first the low-priced products avail- olution, system memory, hard Singh, who was a carrying tomer but we cannot replace envoy said ending the war “What Russia is spon- responders who are trying able in the market.