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Expanding frontiers: waste management is becoming an energy source in the Gulf

While the Gulf has had a historically high level of waste generation, which remains a huge problem economically and environmentally, it is also driving the region to become a global…

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Qatar’s two new solar power plants ‘will see light of day’ in next two years

The KSPP has a total capacity of 800 megawatts, making it one of the biggest solar power plants in the region in terms of size and output. Qatar will have…

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QatarEnergy awards Samsung C&T contract for two mega solar power plants

The project will increase Qatar’s renewable energy generation capacity to 1.675 GW by 2024. QatarEnergy Renewables awarded Samsung C&T on Tuesday the contract to build its QAR 2.3 billion solar…

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‘QatarEnergy’: Qatar Petroleum adopts new identity with name change

The change marks a new milestone in Qatar’s energy sector. Qatar Petroleum has announced a new brand identity, changing its name to QatarEnergy as the company continues to expand projects…

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Qatar investments in Jordan exceed $4.5 billion

Qatar has invested in all sectors in Jordan, public and private. Qatari investments in Jordan have exceeded $4.5 billion in all sectors, including $550 million ing private sector investments, according…

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Qatar pumps $740 million into US renewable energy firm Avangrid

Qatar topped the Middle East and North Africa in the World Economic Forum’s [WEF] latest Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2021 report, an indicator of the Gulf state’s readiness to transition to…

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As renewables replace oil, is Qatar doing enough to diversify?

To fight global warming, world leaders are initiating plans to replace oil with renewable energy, but is Qatar doing enough to diversify its economy? Qatar’s former prime minister on Saturday…

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Qatar pumps $125mn investment into battery storage company

QIA has been making increasing investments in the green energy arena Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, will invest $125mn into Fluence, a global battery storage joint…

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Qatar to house the world’s third-largest solar power plant

The massive project is expected to be fully operational before the 2022 World Cup. Qatar’s 800 MWp Al Kharsaah project will be powered by the world’s most powerful inverters in…

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