Asmahan Qarjouli April 28, 2025

he power plants join the Al-Kharsaah facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, in contributing to 15 percent of the local peak electricity demand.

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has inaugurated the Ras Laffan and Mesaieed solar power plants in the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Monday as part of wider efforts to diversify electricity generation sources.

“The goal of these two stations is to diversify energy sources, support the strategic development projects of our country and leverage the potential of low-carbon energy in our sustainability plans and efforts to reduce environmental impacts,” Sheikh Tamim said on X.

With a total production capacity of 875 MW

His Highness the Amir inaugurates Ras Laffan and Mesaieed Solar Power Plants#QatarEnergy #YourEnergyTransitionPartner #Qatarpic.twitter.com/v9xD5J14gI— QatarEnergy (@qatarenergy) April 28, 2025

The newly-inaugurated power plants have the combined capacity of 875 megawatts, which would more than double Qatar’s solar energy production to 1,675 megawatts, QatarEnergy said in a press release. 

The power plants join the Al-Kharsaah facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, in contributing to 15 percent of the local peak electricity demand, Saad Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, said at the event.

The percentage is expected to double with the operation of the 2,000 megawatt Dukhan solar power plant by 2029.

“We have moved beyond relying on the expertise of others for the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar power plants, and have begun implementing such projects using our own national expertise,” Al-Kaabi, who is also QatarEnergy’s President and CEO, added.

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Al-Kaabi also noted that the Ras Laffan and Mesaieed power plants are set to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.7 million tonnes per year. 

“The construction of solar power plants is one of Qatar’s most important initiatives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, to develop sustainability projects, and to diversify electricity generation sources,” he said.

Last September, QatarEnergy announced its plan to build power plants in Dukhan, which will become “one of the largest” of their kind in the world. The facility would help QatarEnergy achieve its Sustainability Strategy objective of about 4,000 megawatts of electricity solely from solar power by 2030.

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