On November 20, 2022, the Qatar World Cup kicked off, igniting the passion of football fans worldwide. While embracing the thrilling football matches, Chinese photovoltaics have also attracted much attention both at home and abroad.
On October 18, the 800MW Al Kharsaah photovoltaic power plant in Qatar was officially put into operation. The industry believes that this is a key project to help Qatar fulfill its commitment to a "carbon-neutral" World Cup. Reporters learned that the power plant project is a successful case of Chinese photovoltaic enterprises exporting overseas. It is undertaken by PowerChina as the EPC general contractor, with Longi Green Energy supplying all modules (Hi-MO 4 bifacial modules) and Sungrow Power Supply (300274.SZ) providing inverters (1500V string inverter solutions).
Public information shows that the total investment of the Al Kharsaah photovoltaic project is 417 million US dollars. This power plant is Qatar's first large-scale ground-mounted photovoltaic power station connected to the grid at full capacity, the world's third-largest single photovoltaic power station so far, and the world's largest photovoltaic project using tracking systems and bifacial modules.
In terms of power generation, the project is expected to provide approximately 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity to Qatar annually, meeting the annual electricity consumption of about 300,000 households and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 900,000 tons per year. It also supplies clean electricity to the venues of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
