Qatar Taps Samsung to Build 2 GW Solar Plant

QatarEnergy has contracted Samsung C&T Corp to construct the 2,000-megawatt (MW) Dukhan solar power plant, which would more than double Qatar’s solar generation capacity. The state-owned global energy major expects the two-phase project to start up 1,000 MW by 2028. The second phase is expected to be completed mid-2029, QatarEnergy said in a press release. Regarding the plan, QatarEnergy president and chief executive Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who is also Qatar’s energy minister, said: “When completed, the Dukhan solar power plant along with Al-Kharsaah, Mesaieed, Ras Laffan solar power plants will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.7 million tons annually, while contributing up to 30 percent of Qatar’s total peak electricity demand.”