Qatar to tender 200-MW solar scheme shortly - report

Qatar is soon expected to invite bids for the development of 200 MW of solar projects, local daily Al Sharq said last week.

The scheme is the first phase of the country’s goal to have 10,000 MW of power generation capacity by 2030. It is being developed under the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp’s (Kahramaa’s) Qatar National Vision 2030 plan.

According to the report, the location for the proposed 200 MW of solar parks will be decided in the coming days. Land for some of the projects has already been identified in Al Duhail area.

At present, Qatar has more than 8,000 MW of power production facilities. The planned solar projects are seen to generate investment opportunities for the private segment, mainly in the manufacturing, installation and contracting sectors, the daily said.

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