The gas-rich country of Qatar on Tuesday opened its own office first Solar power A plant that extends across the desert are the regulators of The football She said the World Cup will provide clean energy for its stadiums.
solar farm in kharsa west of the capital Dohaone of the biggest” in Middle East, said Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, the energy of the emirate minister And the president of Qatar Energy. launched in 2016 in partnership with French TotalEnergies and Japanese Marubeni as part of of wider batch of diameter – one of The world’s largest producer of LNG – Investment in Solar energy. The projectIn the cost of It consists of 1.7 billion Qatari riyals (about 467 million dollars) of About 1.8 million solar panels and covers a area of more Over 10 square kilometers (3.9 square miles).
Running since June, the factory has the capacity of 800 megawatts and will “expand” more in Al-Kaabi said in a press conference in the coming years. It is planned to present up to 10% of The power supply for this small Gulf country.
Regulators used a huge solar power plant to back Claims that Qatar will host first “net zero”The World Cup, but Al Kaabi said he couldn’t confirm Al-Kharsa factory will provide all power for November and December football tournament. lagging diameter behind Other Gulf Countries in solar raceshe has announced Goal of 5 gigawatts of Solar capacity by 2035.
He. She announced Two major solar projects in August that will more From double Its energy output from a renewable source within two years. Saudi Arabia has also announced Goal of 5 gigawatts of Solar energy, but has pledged to reach it by 2030. The United Arab Emirates has solar power plants for more of holding.
