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HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani presenting Ahmed al-Obaidly, acting director of exhibitions at Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), with an award at the fourth anniversary celebrations of the National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed) of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), as HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada and Kahramaa president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari look on. QTA was recognised for its efforts during this year’s Earth Hour celebration, which was held under the theme “Gift Earth One Hour”. QTA and 40 of its partners in the public and private sectors, including hotels and tourist establishments, joined the world in marking the occasion by switching off or dimming lights for an hour. Hotel guests also participated by dimming their lights in rooms or hotel apartments.
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