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Executive overview
Key findings
QAR 13.5 billion (about USD 3.7 billion, reported): investment value of the Facility E power and water plant at Ras Abu Fontas, under construction; its senior-debt financial close was still delayed in October 2026
538 MIGD → 648 MIGD: potable desalination capacity in 2024 and the capacity KAHRAMAA expects after Facility E is commissioned in 2028
QAR 5.4 billion: whole-life value of the Al Wakrah and Al Wukair Sewage Treatment Works PPP, including 25 years of operation; the plant is under construction and its 2026 opening is unconfirmed
More than QR81 billion: Ashghal's 2025–2029 five-year plan, which gives no water or sewerage split; in Q1 2026 it awarded 12 projects worth over QAR 4.5 billion
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
EPC contractors and civil works firms
Track Ashghal's 2026 tender package of about QAR 7 billion, including the Eastern and Western Strategic Tunnels, and KAHRAMAA's network extension to about 8,200 km by end-2028.
Project finance lenders and infrastructure investors
Set Facility E's delayed senior-debt close against the USD 2,971 million co-financing JBIC announced, and use the Al Wakrah PPP's USD 540 million debt as a wastewater benchmark.
Water equipment and technology suppliers
See which projects are buying: reverse osmosis at Facility E, smart water meters to end-2027 and a proposed expansion of toxicity monitoring from 27 to 44 units.
Consultants advising on Qatari utilities
Identify the procuring body, stage and timeline of each named project, and the projects whose published completion dates have passed without an announcement.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
Has Facility E's financing closed?
No. JBIC announced about USD 2,971 million of co-financing in January 2026, but on 28 October 2026 Nebras Energy said the senior-debt close was delayed and the sponsors were funding construction.
How much will Qatar's desalination capacity grow?
From 538 MIGD in 2024 to an expected 648 MIGD once Facility E's 110 MIGD is commissioned in 2028; full design capacity is given as the first half of 2029.
Is Qatar's first wastewater PPP operating?
Not yet confirmed. The QAR 5.4 billion Al Wakrah and Al Wukair plant, of 150,000 m³/day, was expected ready in 2026 and is reported as under construction.
How much is KAHRAMAA planning to spend on water?
It presented QAR 4.1 billion of water projects for 2026–2030, out of QAR 19.31 billion in total, with no project list.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Snapshot
1. Why This Matters Now in Qatar
2. Current Position
3. Key Programmes, Projects and Investment
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
5. Risks and Constraints
6. Strategic Implications
7. What to Watch
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Why This Matters Now in Qatar
Facility E's financial-close announcement; Ashghal's award notices for the 2026 tender package.
2. Current Position
A reconciled national storage figure; reported progress toward 8,200 km.
3. Key Programmes, Projects and Investment
Facility E senior-debt close; any KAHRAMAA list of water projects for 2026–2030; Ashghal's award of the strategic tunnels; any second-phase PPP tender at Al Wakrah and Al Wukair.
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
Publication of implementing regulations under Law No. 23 of 2025 before or after the compliance extension ends; any announcement of a successor IWPP.
Key Programmes, Projects and Investment: owner, value, scope, stage and timeline for Facility E, the Mega Reservoirs, the first wastewater PPP, the D-Line and other named projects.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 14 pages, 9 sections, 11 tables and a register of 38 sources.
This edition
November 2026 edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
Built on KAHRAMAA's statistics, water-sector and smart-meter publications, Ashghal project and tender announcements, the Qatar News Agency, JBIC's financing release, Nebras Energy's accounts and earnings call, and trade reporting on contract awards and financial close, with project status checked on 9 November 2026.
Sources
38 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 9 November 2026. Principal data periods: KAHRAMAA capacity, network and storage data for 2023 to 2025; capital plans presented December 2025 to February 2026; project status, financing and procurement checked on 9 November 2026. Currency is Qatari riyals (QAR), with US dollars (USD) where the source states them..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Water Infrastructure Investment and Project Pipeline in Qatar
- Format
- Length
- 14 pages
- Edition
- November 2026 edition
- Price
- USD 249
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Insight Brief
- Edition
- November 2026 edition
- Format
- Length
- 14 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_WATER_INFRASTRUCTURE_INVESTMENT_AND_PROJECT_PIPELINE_IN_QATAR_c52258445c2b
- Evidence current to
- 9 November 2026
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