Cisco to provide technology for Energy City Qatar
Posted: 26 June 2006
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Gulf Energy, the global consortium of energy consultants and investors behind the $2.6 billion Energy City Qatar, signed a memorandum of understanding with California-based Cisco Systems.
Acting as technology adviser, Accelerator Technology Holdings is a co-signatory.
 Under the agreement, Cisco will develop a master plan for advanced technology solutions that will form part of the technological infrastructure required for the groundbreaking Qatar project.
It is expected that Cisco will provide specialist services for Internet-related projects, including the design and creation of a connected real estate framework, data centres and an energy-trading platform.
Esam Janahi, chairman of Gulf Energy, said: “ Energy City Qatar has been conceived as the Middle East’s first integrated energy business centre for the oil and gas industry in the region. It will be the most advanced centre of its type, wholly dedicated to serving the world’s major oil and gas companies.
“Access to technology will be a key business enabler and driver at Energy City Qatar, and our strategic partnership with Cisco Systems is a reflection of our resolve to create a highly advanced technology infrastructure for this project. We are confident that this relationship will be a major contribution towards developing Energy City Qatar into a technology-smart city.”
Mark De Simone, vice president for Cisco Systems Middle East and Africa, added: “We look forward to working with Gulf Energy to help them realize their vision of Energy City Qatar, and to contributing to this important element of Qatar’s drive to become a world-class hub for the energy industry. We plan to provide companies and individuals working and residing in Energy City Qatar with advanced solutions that will help them increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage.”
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