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ABB Group was awarded with a $140 million contract by Qatalum in 2007 to construct the electrical parts of the plant. [1] Inaugurated in April 2010, it was the largest aluminium plant ever launched in one step, costing about $5.7 billion to build. [2] In 2012, ABB was contracted to upgrade the plants power network for $16 million.
Qatalum, an aluminium smelter plant, was launched in April 2010 in Mesaieed. It is a joint venture between QatarEnergy and Norsk Hydro. [13] Its annual capacity in September 2011 was 585,000 metric tons of primary aluminium. [14] A 1350 MW natural gas power plant has also been built to ensure a stable supply of electricity. [15]
This ended the forced labour scheme in Qatar and improved the migrant workers’ living and work conditions, regardless of their nationality. In 2020, Qatar became the second country in the Gulf region to set a minimum wage for migrant workers, after Kuwait. [21]
In 2010, Hydro and QatarEnergy inaugurated their 50-50 joint venture Qatalum, located in Qatar. It was the largest aluminium plant ever launched in one step. Its annual capacity in September 2011 was 585,000 metric tons of primary aluminium, [16] all to be shipped as value added aluminium casthouse products. A 1350 MW natural gas power plant ...
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The first roads in Mesaieed were constructed in the late 1940s by Qatar Petroleum (today Qatar Energy). They were paved in 1955. The roads fell into disrepair in the 1960s, and in 1968 the government assumed responsibility for developing the road system from Mesaieed to Al Wakrah .