Qatar Energy today announced its plan to build a new solar power plant that will double Qatar’s electricity production from solar energy and play a key role in reducing carbon emissions as part of the practical and realistic transition to cleaner energy.
Qatar Energy said in a statement that the new station will increase Qatar’s electricity production from solar energy to about 4,000 megawatts by adding a giant station that is considered one of the largest solar power generation stations in the world, which will be built in the Dukhan area with a production capacity of 2,000 megawatts.
“I am pleased to announce that, in line with our sustainability strategy, we will double our solar power generation capacity to around 4,000 megawatts by 2030 through a world-class solar power plant in Dukhan with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts,” said His Excellency Eng. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy, during a press conference held to announce the project.
His Excellency added: “Solar power plants in Qatar are among the most important current initiatives in the country to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, develop sustainability projects, and diversify sources of electricity production, as these plants will contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 4.7 million tons annually.”
He explained that the new station in Dukhan will be added to Qatar Energy’s portfolio of solar power plants, which includes three other stations, namely the Al Kharsaah Solar Power Plant, which was launched in 2022 with a capacity of 800 megawatts of electricity, and two other projects that Qatar Energy is currently implementing in the industrial cities of Mesaieed and Ras Laffan with a total production capacity of 875 megawatts, which are expected to start production before the end of this year.
His Excellency the Minister of State for Energy Affairs confirmed that with the addition of the Dukhan Solar Power Plant, the production capacity of QatarEnergy’s solar energy projects will reach about 4,000 megawatts by 2030, which constitutes about 30 percent of the total electricity production capacity in Qatar.
