Qatar’s clean energy strategy targets renewables

13/10/24

Qatar’s future energy strategy aims to diversify into renewables, targeting a solar capacity increase to 5 Giga Watts (GW) by 2035.

Furthermore its strategy aims to leverages Qatar’s competitive edge to drive its clean energy transition and energy goals. The strategy emphasises reinforcing its Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) export leadership, broadening energy production diversity and enhancing decarbonisation. By adopting a sector coupling approach, it aims to collectively address environmental challenges across all sectors for increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Qatar’s clean energy strategy includes producing green hydrogen from solar projects to serve as a backup energy source, enhancing the reliability of renewable energy and reducing fossil fuel dependence according to a recent Price waterhouse Coopers study.

Most importantly, green hydrogen is seen as key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in power generation, hence integrating it Into the existing infrastructure, such as in gas turbines and natural gas pipelines. Such initiatives will support Qatar’s broader environmental goals and demonstrate its commitment to advanced energy technologies. As a result, the country is actively welcoming international investments to grow its private sector, while exploring the potential of emerging industries. Such industries include technology, clean energy, manufacturing, tourism and sports.

Moving towards decarbonisation, the country is reducing greenhouse gas emissions by preferring natural gas for power generation. Moreover, the country has launched solar power projects, including the Al Kharsaah Solar PV Power Plant, which will supply clean energy to over 200,000 households.

Furthermore, it is advancing sustainable ammonia production with the world’s largest blue ammonia plant, integrating Carbon Capture (CC) and Sequestration (CCS) technology, aiming to increase its CCS capacity by 400 percent by 2035. In aviation, Qatar Airways is committed to achieving net zero, with initiatives to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to 10% by 2030.

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