On 18 April 2017, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry inaugurated Qatar's first water desalination plant at Ras Abu Fontas. The inauguration was attended by other Ministers and many dignitaries as well as representatives of the companies involved in the construction of the plant.