Qatar selected to chair executive office of Arab ministerial council for electricity

The State of Qatar was selected to chair the Executive Office of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity during the 14th session of the Arab Ministerial Council of Electricity and the 37th meeting of the Executive Office of the Arab Ministerial Council of Electricity held in Doha, on the sidelines of the 7th General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity.
The selection was the culmination of the major efforts by Qatar to raise the levels of co-ordination and joint Arab action in the power sector and the keenness to support efforts to achieve complete Arab integration in the electricity sector, the latest of which was Qatar's hosting of the 7th General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity and its accompanying exhibition.
It was held jointly by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp (Kahramaa) and QatarEnergy.
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi expressed his thanks and gratitude to the member states of the Executive Office, saying that this mandate translates into great trust and a great responsibility Qatar will work to bear, in order to develop the work of the Executive Office to achieve the qualitative shift towards strengthening energy security for all Arab countries, as well as to work on the development of the electricity sector in the Arab world to ensure a prosperous future for all the people.
Al-Kaabi added that Qatar, in accordance with the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, attaches great importance to building a unified Arab strategy in the energy sector in general, especially in light of the major challenges facing the Arab energy sector due to rising demand.
Through its chairmanship of the Executive Office, and in co-operation with all member countries, Qatar will work to activate joint co-ordination and raise the levels of co-operation towards a better future, al-Kaabi said.
Kahramaa president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari stressed the depth of Arab relations and the critical importance of deepening partnerships in the electricity sector at various levels, adding that this responsibility call for intensifying efforts to activate Arab co-operation relations. There are serious challenges facing the electricity sector in the region with regard to the close relationship between the reality of the electric power sector and its systems and various aspects of development at all economic and social levels, he said.
A consultative meeting was held ahead of the 14th session of the Ministerial Council, through which members of the Executive Office were selected so as the Troika Summit countries include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Tunisian Republic and the Algerian People's Democratic Republic.
Three other Arab countries were included in the alphabetical order.
During the subsequent session, Qatar was selected to chair the Executive Office and the Arab Republic of Egypt as the vice-chair.