(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The peak water demand in the run-up-to the 2022 Fifa World Cup is forecast to increase up to 482 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD), including an additional demand of 32MIGD for up to three months during the games, said a senior official of Kahramaa yesterday.
"The normal peak demand for water for 2022 is about 450MIGD and about 32MIGD is expected to be added during the World Cup for up to 3 months," said Abdulmonem Ahmed Al Darwish (pictured), Manager, Water Operation and Control Department at Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).
Al Darwish, however, in an interview with The Peninsula, said that the amount of 32MIGD is subject to change depending on data provided by the 'Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy' (formerly 'Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee').
Currently, Qatar's daily water consumption is about 308MIGD, which is expected to increase consistently over the next eight years by 56.5 percent.
According to reports Qatar has one of the highest rates of per capita water consumption in the world, at 430 litres a day, which is forecast to grow further in the years to come.
"We think that the demand forecast (for water) will not level off beyond 2022, but it will slow down after the mega-event," he said.
Commenting on the future planning and strategy of Kahramaa, especially with regard to supply of water after 2022, he said: "Our strategy of water supply is not confined to only for 2022, but we have a long-term vision. Kahramaa is committed to meeting Qatar's need of high quality water following the best local and international standards in accordance with the goals of Qatar National vision 2030. All the water facilities that we are developing will be useful beyond 2022."
While highlighting some the important goals of Kahramaa, Al Darwish said that reducing water loss in the distribution network at a level similar to the most developed countries, establishing smart-grid system and ensuring water supply for emergency situations are some of the immediate objectives before the utility distributor.
Asked why Kahramaa was building water filling station in Al Wukair at a time when it is planning to phase out water tankers completely, he said: "Tanker filling station at Al Wukair is being developed as a backup project only to be used in case of emergency situations."
He further noted that the elimination of supply through tankers is an important goal for Kahramaa. Currently, the percentage of water network coverage is about 99.71 percent which means only 0.29 percent is supplied through tankers, which is equivalent to only 750 customers.
In this regard Kahramaa is undertaking a lot of projects which are either under planning and tendering stage, or in the construction process to cover them by network and also to meeting the demand of prospective customers.
For instance, some of the water supply network being developed along the Salwa Road included Mekaines, Umm Al Zubar, Wadi Lejmal, Al Karaana, Umm Hawta and Al Aamriya. The total water networks included in those projects is more than 200 kilometres of different sizes varying between 100mm and 900mm with a Reservoir Pump Station at Mukaines, which is expected to be commissioned in the next two to three years.
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