875 MW Solar PV Complex inaugurated in Qatar

His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of the State of Qatar, inaugurated the Ras Laffan and Mesaieed solar PV power plants with a combined capacity of 875 MW in Qatar.

The Ras Laffan project involves the development of the 458 MW solar photovoltaic facility located in Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) in Al Khor, whereas the 417 MW Mesaieed PV facility is located in the Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) of Al Wakrah. Both facilities feature high-efficiency bifacial modules mounted on single-axis trackers as well as cleaning robots. These plants are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.7 million tons annually.

The solar power plants constitutes an important step towards achieving the fourth pillar of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which is managing the environment in a manner that balances economic and social development and environmental protection, while also achieving one of the goals of QatarEnergy’s Sustainability Strategy, which is to generate more than 4,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2030.