Qatar Fuel (Woqod) is gearing up to open 10 new petrol stations in the country this month. Work is also under way to build more such facilities, which will be operational before the end of the year, the company has said in a statement.
The new petrol stations are located in the Old Al Ghanim, Hamad International Airport and Al Thameed areas, among others, while four new locations for mobile petrol stations have been allocated at Al Sadd, Rawdat Al Khail, Jelaiah (Qatar University) and Al Gharafa, which will become operational this month.
Woqod is co-ordinating with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to link the exit/entry points of these facilities with the roads leading to them, according to Woqod CEO Ibrahim Jaham al-Kuwari. The statement also noted that nine private petrol stations were closed recently, which increased the demand at the existing stations. On its part, Woqod has been able to accomplish a number of new stations this year to implement the government’s directive on providing relief to motorists.