QatarEnergy has signed an settlement with Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Development Group to construct a world-scale solar energy plant in Dukhan, roughly 80 kilometers west of Doha.
The Dukhan photo voltaic plant, set to be one of many largest on the earth, might be developed in two phases and attain a complete capability of two,000 megawatts (MW) by mid-2029. As soon as full, it should double Qatar’s solar energy manufacturing capability, considerably advancing the nation’s renewable power targets. The primary section will start delivering 1,000 MW to the KAHRAMAA grid by the top of 2028. The plant will characteristic a photo voltaic tracker system and inverters designed to function effectively in high-temperature circumstances.
The settlement was signed by His Excellency Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Vitality Affairs and President & CEO of QatarEnergy, and Mr. Sechul Oh, President & CEO of Samsung C&T, throughout a ceremony at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha. The occasion was attended by H.E. Abdulla bin Ali Al-Theyab, President of KAHRAMAA, together with senior executives from each corporations.
His Excellency Minister Al-Kaabi stated: “This settlement is a vital milestone in our effort to handle the surroundings in a way that balances financial and social improvement with environmental safety, as stipulated by Qatar Nationwide Imaginative and prescient 2030. It additionally helps one of many key targets of QatarEnergy’s Sustainability Technique, which is to generate greater than 4,000 megawatts of renewable power by 2030.”
H.E. Minister Al-Kaabi added: “When accomplished, the Dukhan solar energy plant, together with Al-Kharsaah, Mesaieed, Ras Laffan solar energy vegetation will assist cut back carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.7 million tons yearly, whereas contributing as much as 30% of Qatar’s complete peak electrical energy demand. We’re happy to collaborate with Samsung C&T to assist obtain this imaginative and prescient.”
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