QatarEnergy, a state-owned oil company, will build a 2 GW solar power plant in the city of Dukhan, Qatar.
Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who is also president and CEO of QatarEnergy, announced the plans during a press conference this week.
“Developing solar power plants is one of Qatar’s most crucial initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions, develop sustainability projects and diversify electricity production, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 4.7 million tons per year reduced,” Al-Kaabi said.
The Dunkhan project is expected to more than double Qatar’s solar energy production capacity. Figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) show that the country had 808 MW of solar energy at the end of 2023.
QatarEnergy’s solar portfolio includes the 800 MW Al-Kharsaah solar power plant, which came online in 2022, and an 875 MW project in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, which is expected to begin production at the end of this year.
Al-Kaabi said the latest project will bring QatarEnergy’s solar assets in Qatar to around 4 GW by 2030, which will represent around 30% of the country’s total electricity generation capacity.
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