Qatar invests in power generation

• 13 years ago (2010-12-31)
• Junior Isles

Middle East 317

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Qatar has recently invested $1billion in power gen and water desalination plants to cope with the current urban boom and the overwhelming development of the trade and industrial sectors, says an official from Energy Qatar Company.

Overall, the country has invested $50 billion in constructing power plants which are environment-friendly.

Studies are currently on-going to calculate the energy requirements for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup projects, said Abdul Sattar Al Rasheed, Executive Director of Energy Qatar Company.

Qatar has a massive 4000 MW surplus power generation capacity, while the surplus capacity in desalinated water production is also huge at 120 million gallons a day.

Power generation capacity currently stands at 9000 MW and power consumption at peak times is about 5000 MW. The annual increase in the power consumption is currently running at six to seven percent, said Al Rasheed.