Mitsubishi Corporation and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), together the ‘Consortium', have been identified as the successful bidder for the Umm Al Houl independent water and power project (IWPP) (the ‘Project') located 15km south of Doha, Qatar. The proposed Project will comprise 2,520MW of net electricity capacity, utilising combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) and 136.5 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) (516,000m3/day) of net water capacity, comprising 60MIGD utilising reverse osmosis (RO) technology and 76.5MIGD utilising multiple stage flash (MSF) technology. In order to comply with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) requirements in Qatar and anticipated requirements of lender banks for the Project, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Project is necessary.

Qatar General Electricity & Water Authority, KAHRAMAA, has identified that Qatar faces a potential shortfall of power and particularly water production in the short to medium term, which is from 2016 for water and 2017 for power. For this reason, the project construction schedule requires fast-tracking in order to provide early power and water to meet Qatar's anticipated demand.