State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has picked Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group to build the 2 GW Dukhan solar power project to be located 80 km west of Doha, Qatar.
The 2 GW Dukhan project, first announced in September 2024, is to be developed in two phases. The first phase is expected to add 1 GW of solar to the grid by the end of 2028, with the second phase scheduled for completion by mid-2029. The new plant will utilise a solar tracker system and will enhance efficiency by installing inverters capable of operating flawlessly in a high-temperature environment. When completed, the Dukhan solar power plant, along with Al-Kharsaah, Mesaieed, and Ras Laffan solar power plants, will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.7 million tons annually, while contributing up to 30% of Qatar’s total peak electricity demand.
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April 28, 2025
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.
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March 31, 2025
L&T awarded Ultra Mega Offshore Contract in Qatar
QatarEnergy LNG has awarded an Ultra Mega Offshore Contract for the North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Compression Project (NFPS COMP 4) to Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)&...
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December 03, 2024
Agreement signed for Facility E independent water and power project in Qatar
Sumitomo Corporation, Japan, and Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Japan, alongside Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. (KOSPO) and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) h...
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September 06, 2024
QatarEnergy to build 2 GW solar plant
QatarEnergy has planned for a 2 GW solar facility in Dukhan City, Qatar. The new solar project will be added to QatarEnergy’s solar power portfolio, which includes the existing Al-Kharsaah...
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October 11, 2023
USD4.4 billion financing secured for Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Project in Qatar
QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) announced that they have secured US$4.4 billion financing for the Ras Laffan Petrochemicals project, an integrated polymers complex...
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