Developing Solar Energy Qatar to invest 20 billion U.S. dollars

The 2012 UN Climate Conference was held in Doha as scheduled, and the venue was selected as the "oil drum" Qatar in the Middle East. In order to demonstrate its resolve to tackle climate change, the major petroleum company recently stated that it spent US$10 billion to US$20 billion in 2014 to build a solar power plant with an installed capacity of 1800 megawatts.

Qatar has a wealth of fossil fuels, the latest BP data show that Qatar's oil production in 2011 was 36.5 billion tons, compared to 2010 still maintained steady growth. However, the country did not hesitate to invest heavily in solar energy. The Doha Climate Conference Organizing Committee ** Fahad bin Ahmed Atiah pointed out the reason: “We need to diversify our energy structure. Through the development of renewable energy such as solar energy Energy, to achieve 20% of electricity from renewable energy by 2030."

It is reported that in recent years, Qatar's electricity consumption has increased by more than 10% every year. Although the future growth rate will slow down to 5%-6%, no matter what, the ever-increasing electricity demand has forced Qatar to constantly pursue the power supply structure. Diversification.

Although Qatar is the world’s largest exporter of LNG, it is concerned about the global reduction of OPEC’s oil and gas demand. This concern is not without reason. Today, as global warming intensifies, countries in the world are paying more and more attention to the development of renewable energy. According to data released at the Doha Climate Conference, Qatar is the country with the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, which is another alarm for it. It is imperative that Qatar develop renewable energy.