A new 800 MWp solar power plant was inaugurated in Qatar

The oil emirs were not lucky to sit on black gold and gas, with the envy of countries that have no sufficient energy sources for their independence but, being in sunny countries, some have also embarked on the path of energy production through photovoltaics.

In fact, Qatar has built one of the largest solar power plants in the Middle East, at Al Kharsaah, 80 km from Doha, with the aim of serving about 10% of the country's electricity needs, avoiding the emission of about 26 million tons of CO2.

The photovoltaic power plant was developed on an area of approximately 1000 hectares, on which about 2 million bifacial solar panels have been installed , which have the purpose of intercepting the sun's rays both directly and indirectly, thus also capturing those reflected from the ground.

The capacity of the plant will be 800 MWp and will be managed by Siraj 1, which is 40% owned by the consortium formed by TotalEnergies (49%) and Marubeni (51%) and 60% by QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions.

The project also includes a 25-year power purchase agreement between Siraj 1 and grid operator Kahramaa.

This gigantic project, which has contributed to Qatar's sustainability roadmap, has been carried out with the fundamental contribution of TotalEnergies, which is supporting producing countries in their energy transition, combining natural gas production and solar energy to meet growing electricity demand.

The process of diversification of energy sources, carried out by countries that enjoy a significant energy advantage, made up of oil and natural gas, confirms its importance for the entire planet, making us look far beyond the urgent energy needs that are mostly satisfied by fossil fuels, to create a future of sustainability and global energy independence.

Machine translation. We apologize for any inaccuracies. Original article in Italian.