Qatar Building 800 MW Solar Plant

In late January 2020 Qatar signed an agreement with Total S.A. (France) and Marubeni Corporation (Japan) to build the Al Kharsaah Solar Power Plant – an 800 megawatt solar power plant that is anticipated to meet about 10% of Qatar’s current electricity demand. The Al Kharsaah plant is expected to cost approximately QR 1.7 billion (~ $467 million) and will occupy 10 square kilometers of land west of Doha.

Siraj Energy, which is a joint venture company owned by Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Electricity and Water Company, will own 60% of the plant with the remaining 40% being held between Total and Marubeni. Siraj Energy will sell electricity to the General Electricty & Water Corporation (Kahramaa). The plant will have a term of 25 under a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer model and is expected to reach full capacity by 2022. The plant aims to reduce CO2 emissions in Qatar by 26 million tonnes.