German group Herrenknecht has won a contract to supply 15 tunnel boring machines to Qatar Railways Company for work on the upcoming Doha metro project.
Accompanied by the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Qatar Minister of Transport Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti visited the Herrenknecht plant in Germany to inspect the first tunnel boring machine being made for the project.
Al Sulaiti led a delegation comprising senior representatives of Qatar Rail and the joint venture QDVC / GS Engineering & Construction / Al Darwish Engineering as well as the Consul of Qatar to inspect the first ready for use machine.
“Qatar holds its hopes and aspirations for the future in accordance with the Qatar National Vision 2030. One of the most important elements in fulfilling this Vision is the infrastructure of the country itself. As such, we have allocated tremendous resources and a generous budget for upgrading Qatar’s infrastructure, to which Qatar Rail’s Doha Metro project is also included,” Al Sulaiti.
Abdulla Abdulaziz Turki Al Subaie, the managing director of Qatar Rail, added: “The budget allocated to us will allow us to deliver a state-of-the-art rail system that will give confidence to citizens and residents alike that the network will be unquestionable when it comes to security, comfort, and reliability.”
Martin Herrenknecht, the founder and board chairman thanked the Qatari government for their confidence in top German technology.
“With our high-tech tunnel boring machines and absolute reliability we will contribute everything possible to ensuring Doha gets a metro tunnel system to the highest global standards,” he added.