Qatar plans to generate 20 per cent of its energy from renewables over the next decade with the first phase of a 200 MW solar power project to be tendered in the first quarter of 2014.
With the aim of developing Qatar into the solar hub of the Middle East, over 200 government officials, key decision makers will gather in Doha this November.
Qatar plans to generate 20 per cent of its energy from renewables over the next decade with the first phase of a 200MW solar project to be tendered in the first quarter of 2014, said the organisers of an upcoming solar power summit in Doha.
More than 200 government officials, key decision makers and invited international experts will gather at Solar Qatar Summit 2013 scheduled for November 18 and 19.
The event will take place under the patronage of Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari, president of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) which has been charged with the task of delivering the 200MW solar energy plant project by 2020.
Saleh Hamad Al Marri, head of Renewable Energy Technologies Section at Kahramaa will be giving a detailed update on the strategy and technology requirements for upcoming solar projects in an exclusive presentation at the Solar Qatar Summit.
