The 800 megawatt-peak (MWp) Al Kharsaah solar plant being constructed by Qatar with partners including TotalEnergies is a major accomplishment towards developing renewable energy, said TotalEnergies’ senior vice-president for Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Laurent Vivier.
“We expect the plant to start producing in the coming months. It is another practical example of our co-operation with QatarEnergy. Something of this scale – 800 megawatt – in one single location is a huge accomplishment,” Vivier said in an exclusive interview with Gulf Times.
Located just 80km west of capital Doha, the Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer (IPP) project is the country’s first large-scale solar power plant and is set to significantly reduce the environmental footprint.
“Our worldwide renewable energy capacity is 10GW now. We want to go to 35GW in 2025. Our ambition is to achieve 100GW capacity by 2030,” Vivier noted.
Electricity demand is set to rise faster than global demand for energy as a whole in the coming years.
According to the International Energy Agency’s Sustainable Development Scenario, renewable energies will represent more than 35% of the world’s energy mix in 2040.
Vivier said there is a huge potential to develop the solar production capacity in Qatar. TotalEnergies would support Qatar in this regard.
“We want to use our experience in Qatar and our expertise to develop a PV plant in Iraq,” Vivier said.
He said, “I know Qatar has a lot of focus on renewable energy now. I think Qatar will inspire many other energy-rich countries also to consider sustainable energy.”
“By using solar energy for electricity generation, you can free up some natural gas that can be utilised in the international market,” he noted.
TotalEnergies continues to expand across the entire renewable energy value chain based on an integrated approach. The energy major designs and finances photovoltaic solar plants, and builds and operates them as well.
To ensure success and meet the growing demand for electricity, TotalEnergies is strengthening its expertise in renewable energies, especially in solar energy, given its many advantages.
Combating climate change is an integral part of both TotalEnergies’ long-term growth strategy and its ambition to get to net-zero emissions for all its businesses by 2050, together with society.
On Total’s transformation into TotalEnergies, Vivier said, “Our ambition is to be a world-class player in the energy transition. In the last one year, we have seen QP also becoming QatarEnergy.”
In Qatar, TotalEnergies has been present since 1936, and is active in exploration and production, refining and petrochemicals, and marketing of lubricants, and renewable energies.
“We expect the plant to start producing in the coming months. It is another practical example of our co-operation with QatarEnergy. Something of this scale – 800 megawatt – in one single location is a huge accomplishment,” Vivier said in an exclusive interview with Gulf Times.
Located just 80km west of capital Doha, the Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer (IPP) project is the country’s first large-scale solar power plant and is set to significantly reduce the environmental footprint.
“Our worldwide renewable energy capacity is 10GW now. We want to go to 35GW in 2025. Our ambition is to achieve 100GW capacity by 2030,” Vivier noted.
Electricity demand is set to rise faster than global demand for energy as a whole in the coming years.
According to the International Energy Agency’s Sustainable Development Scenario, renewable energies will represent more than 35% of the world’s energy mix in 2040.
Vivier said there is a huge potential to develop the solar production capacity in Qatar. TotalEnergies would support Qatar in this regard.
“We want to use our experience in Qatar and our expertise to develop a PV plant in Iraq,” Vivier said.
He said, “I know Qatar has a lot of focus on renewable energy now. I think Qatar will inspire many other energy-rich countries also to consider sustainable energy.”
“By using solar energy for electricity generation, you can free up some natural gas that can be utilised in the international market,” he noted.
TotalEnergies continues to expand across the entire renewable energy value chain based on an integrated approach. The energy major designs and finances photovoltaic solar plants, and builds and operates them as well.
To ensure success and meet the growing demand for electricity, TotalEnergies is strengthening its expertise in renewable energies, especially in solar energy, given its many advantages.
Combating climate change is an integral part of both TotalEnergies’ long-term growth strategy and its ambition to get to net-zero emissions for all its businesses by 2050, together with society.
On Total’s transformation into TotalEnergies, Vivier said, “Our ambition is to be a world-class player in the energy transition. In the last one year, we have seen QP also becoming QatarEnergy.”
In Qatar, TotalEnergies has been present since 1936, and is active in exploration and production, refining and petrochemicals, and marketing of lubricants, and renewable energies.
