As many as 20 mobile petrol stations to be deployed to avoid queues

Qatar Fuel (Woqod) announced plans to deploy more mobile fuel stations across the country, 20 of which will be in place very soon, reported The Peninsula.

The decision is aimed at reducing the serpentine queues at the existing petrol stations.

“We’re expanding the mobile petrol stations more aggressively. We’ve just finalised the contract with the authorities concerned to put in place the mobile fuel tanks with dispenser,” Woqod CEO, Ibrahim Jaham Al Kuwari said on the sidelines of the company’s Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting.

“Currently there’re about six mobile fuel stations operating in different strategic locations across the country. Very soon, we’re going to put 20 more such facilities,” he added.

He said that given the situation at petrol stations, the company has placed orders for 30 more similar mobile petrol tanks. They are expected to be delivered in three months and will be on standby, so that they can be used in future as per requirement.

Al Kuwari also said that the ongoing work on increasing the length of fuel hoses at all Woqod petrol stations in the country will be completed by June 6.

With completion of the work, all Woqod fuel stations will be fully equipped with hoses long enough to refuel cars at any side of the dispensers.

With the new system the time taken in refueling cars at Woqod petrol stations is expected to reduce significantly.

The company, at its Second Extraordinary General Assembly meeting also got approval to add more activities at the Woqod premises, such as introducing more items at its Sidra stores and placing commercial advertisements to generate additional revenues.

“Some more products, which are currently restricted, being a fuel station, will be introduced at Sidra outlets, which are available at any other supermarkets in the country.

“Under the new amendment, Woqod will also have the right to put up advertisement within its premises,” Al Kuwari added.

Courtesy: thepeninsulaqatar.com