QatarEnergy has announced that it will build a new solar power mega project that will more than double the State of Qatars solar energy production, significantly contributing to lower carbon emissions in the framework of a realistic energy transition.
The new project will boost Qatars PV solar power production capacity to about 4,000 megawatts by building one of the worlds largest solar power plants in the Dukhan area, with a production capacity of 2,000 megawatts.
The announcement was made by HE Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, who is also President and CEO of QatarEnergy, during a press conference held at the headquarters of QatarEnergy in Doha.
His Excellency said: “I am pleased to announce that, in line with our Sustainability Strategy, we will more than double our solar power production capacity to about 4,000 megawatts by 2030 through the world-scale, 2,000 megawatt Dukhan Solar Power Plant.” His Excellency added: “I would like to emphasize that developing solar power plan
ts is one of Qatars most crucial initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions, develop sustainability projects, and diversify electricity production, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 4.7 million tons per annum.” The new solar project will be added to QatarEnergys solar power portfolio, which includes the existing Al-Kharsaah solar power plant, which was inaugurated in 2022 with a capacity of 800 megawatts of electricity, and to two solar power projects that QatarEnergy is building in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed industrial cities with a total production capacity of 875 megawatts, and which are expected to start production before the end of this year.
With the addition of the new Dukhan Solar Power Plant, QatarEnergys portfolio of solar power projects in Qatar will reach a capacity of about 4,000 megawatts by the year 2030. This represents approximately 30% of Qatars total electrical power production capacity.
Source: Qatar News Agency