Abdulaziz Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO of QDB, and Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, President of Kahramaa, touring with other officials during the Engineer’s Day event and associated exhibition held by Kahramaa at Hilton Hotel, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The P
Qatari engineers are making great contributions in term of supervising, designing and following up the key projects of electricity and water of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), said an official.
“The number of Qatari engineers (male and female) reached 205 who are holding key positions in the Corporation,” said Mohamad Ali Al Muhannadi, Director of Public Relation Department at Kahramaa while speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of Engineer’s Day.
Kahramaa has marked Engineer’s Day on third consecutive year to highlight the role of the engineers in the country.
The annual event which is observed on September 17 also aims at enhancing communication and exchange of experiences among engineers, creating awareness of the challenges and sharing best engineering practices in the sector, and revealing the possibilities, capabilities and creativity of young talent.
Kahramaa hosted Eng. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO of Qatar Development Bank (QDB), as guest of honour for this year to narrate his story of successes throughout his career which started from Kahramaa.
The event was attended by Eng. Khalid Ahmed Al Nasr, Chairman of Qatar Engineers Association, and representatives from Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Texas A&M University, a number of engineering students in Qatar.
Addressing the event, Kahramaa President, Eng Issa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, said: “We are keen to provide the best training and development programmes for Kahramaa engineers, in cooperation with the best institutions and international firms to meet their professional ambitions and qualify them to contribute effectively to the development process of the country.”
He said that Kahramaa also provided a unique work environment that encourages young talent, stimulates creativity and innovation in the field of work and provides ideal opportunities for engineers to acquire the necessary professional and technical knowledge to qualify them for leadership positions. The event included a short film about the engineer’s career in Kahramaa and the distinctive training and development programmes provided by the Kahramaa in order to attract engineers and provide a work environment to boost creativity and innovation.
On the sidelines of the Engineer Day, Kahramaa organised an exhibition of projects and inventions in which a number of Kahramaa engineers participated with their inventions and research projects, in addition to presenting projects from Qatar University and Texas A&M University.
Engineer’s Day witnessed a seminar entitled ‘Achievements and Challenges of Engineers in Kahramaa and How to Overcome Them’. The panellists included Eng Mohammed Yousef Al Kubaisi, Head of Operation and Maintenance; Eng. Aisha Ali Al Mohammadi, Head of Transport Planning Department; and Eng. Jaber Hamad Al Marri Senior Engineer, Major Business Projects. During the meeting, they reviewed the most important achievements of the Kahramaa and key challenges of engineers and ways to overcome them.
