“We are proud to pioneer the development of the first large-scale solar power plant in Qatar and support the country’s assertive commitment to developing renewable energy. Together with our partners, we will bring the best of our expertise and technical know-how to deliver one of the most competitive projects in the world", said Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of Total.
Qatar’s first large-scale solar power plant, Al Kharsaah will provide sustainable, affordable and clean energy to industries, services and individuals through the Qatari grid starting from 2021 with an initial 350 MWp capacity before reaching its full capacity in 2022. It will represent around 10 percent of electricity peak demand of the country and will reduce the CO2 emissions of Qatar by 26 million tons during the life of the project.
The solar plant will be built on over 1000 hectares of land and equipped with 2 million bifacial solar modules with trackers, allowing substantial power gains and leveraging the advantage of the exceptional sunlight exposure in the region. It will represent an investment of around $500 million.
The project will be developed and operated by Siraj 1 SPV, jointly owned by the Consortium of Total Solar International and Marubeni (40 percent), alongside Siraj Energy (60 percent), a Joint Venture between Qatar Petroleum (40 percent) and QEWC (Qatar Electricity & Water Company, 60 percent).The project benefits from a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply electricity to the offtaker Kahramaa.
