First 800MW solar power plant to start this year – The Peninsula

First 800MW solar power plant to start this year – The Peninsula

To use renewable energy for sustainability and climate change, first solar power plant with the capacity of 800 megawatts will be opened in Qatar this year.

“This year, we will have the first solar power plant equipped with photo-voltaic technology with the capacity of 800 megawatts,” said Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani.

He said that the plant will produce 800 megawatts in phase one which will be expanded to 1.6 gigawatts by 2030.

Sheikh Faleh was sharing the efforts of Qatar to ensure the sustainability and climate change in a panel discussion on ‘Building a New Sustainability Paradigm: Cities Contribution to the Climate Solution’ at Doha Forum 2022 yesterday.

The panellists included Global Leader of Climate & Energy at WWF, Former Minister of Environment of Peru and Former President of COP20 H E Manuel Pulgar-Vidal; Lord Mayor of London The Rt. Hon. Vincent Keaveny; and President and CEO, Wetlands International Jane Madgwick. The event was moderated by Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata Executive Director, Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future.

Sheikh Faleh said that almost 40 percent recycled construction materials were used in projects of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 especially