Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has announced that it will build a 2.4 GW gas-fired power plant near Doha (Qatar). The power plant will be developed in partnership with Shikoku Electric Power, Korea Southern Power and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation, through an international tender organised by Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).
The power plant, currently known as Facility E, will be built on the site of an old power plant in the Ras Abu Fontas area. It will also feature a 495 kt/day desalination plant. According to Sumitomo, the power plant will employ high-efficiency gas turbines that consume less gas and emit lower levels of CO2 and other pollutants. Qatar will also consider plans for carbon capture and storage at the site.
As of end-2023, gas represented 94% of Qatar’s installed capacity with over 13 GW and 100% of its power generation with over 54 TWh.
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