卡比表示，这座位于杜坎地区的电站将产生2000兆瓦（2吉瓦）的电力，是当前卡塔尔太阳能发电项目产能的逾两倍。① Qatar plans to build a large-scale new solar power plant in the Dukan region, which will double Qatar's renewable energy production capacity by 2030; ② The power plant will increase Qatar's solar power generation capacity to 4 gigawatts, and this goal will be achieved in 2030.
Financial Services Association, September 2 (Editor Li Lin/Intern Editor Chen Yujia) Qatar's energy minister Saad Kaby announced on Sunday that Qatar plans to build a large-scale new solar power plant in the Dukan region, and Qatar's renewable energy production capacity will double by 2030.
The photovoltaic power plant will be built in the Dukan area about 80 kilometers from the capital Doha. According to Minister Kaby, the power plant will increase Qatar's solar power generation capacity to 4 gigawatts. This goal is expected to be achieved by 2030.
Kaby said the power plant in the Dukan area will generate 2,000 megawatts (2 gigawatts) of electricity, which is more than double the current production capacity of Qatar's solar power project.
Kirby is also the CEO of the state-owned Qatar Energy Company (QatarEnergy).
Earlier, Qatar had launched its first large-scale solar power plant in the Harsa region of western Doha in October 2022, with an installed capacity of 800 megawatts, and announced the construction of two more solar power plants in the northern Ras Laffan region in August of the same year. They are expected to be completed by the end of this year, with a total installed capacity of 875 megawatts.
Kaby pointed out that including the Dukan project, Qatar will achieve 4,000 megawatts of clean energy production capacity by 2030. Clean energy will account for 30% of Qatar's total energy output and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4.7 million tons per year. He revealed that the existing project is expected to generate around 1,700 gigawatts of electricity in the first quarter of next year or the beginning of the year.
Increase urea production capacity
In addition, Kirby also announced plans for Qatar to significantly increase urea production capacity, with the goal of becoming the world's largest urea producer by 2030. He said Qatar will maximize the production of this chemical fertilizer through integrated facilities that meet global standards, thereby increasing the production capacity of urea from 6 million tons to more than 12.4 million tons per year.
Qatar is one of the world's leading producers of liquefied natural gas, along with the US, Australia, and Russia. Natural gas is the main raw material for urea production. In February of this year, Qatar announced that it would expand production at its North China oil and gas field project, with plans to increase natural gas production capacity to 0.142 billion tons per year by 2030.
Over the past year, Qatar has signed a series of long-term LNG supply agreements with companies including France's Total, British Shell, India's Petronet, Sinopec, and Italy's ENI.
