Qatar Building Photovoltaic Inverter

Is Qatar a good place to develop solar energy?

Qatar boasts the ideal conditions for developing solar energy with its exceptional sunshine and vast unoccupied spaces. This is where the Al Kharsaah solar power plant, developed by TotalEnergies and its partners QatarEnergy and Marubeni, was inaugurated in October 2022.

Who owns Qatar power plant?

It is owned by Siraj Energy, Marubeni and Total. It is under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model for a period of 25 years. The licence to own and operate the project will expire after the 25-year term and the power plant’s ownership will be transferred to Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation Kahramaa.

When will Qatar's new power plant be built?

Construction will begin in September 2022 and is expected to finish in November 2024. When complete, the plants will supply power to facilities in the industrial complex owned by QatarEnergy and Qatar’s national electrical grid.

How many solar panels will be installed in Doha?

The project has 417MW and 458MW solar plants, to be built in Mesaieed, about 40km south of the capital Doha, and in Ras Laffan, roughly 80km north of Doha respectively. Samsung C&T E&C is the exclusive engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor and will install 1.6 million solar panels.

Who supplied the inverter and energy storage system?

Sungrow, an inverter and energy storage system supplier for renewables, supplied the inverter solution for the project. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute provided data and solar forecasting resources, which were used during the engineering and construction of the project.