Qatar’s installed power capacity will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% between 2025 and 2035, with solar expanding at a CAGR of 12.4% over the same period, according to a new report from GlobalData.

The analytics company said Qatar is accelerating utility-scale solar deployment to diversify its power mix, reduce domestic gas consumption for power generation and curb emissions intensity. It said it expects renewables to account for 25.9% of total power capacity by 2035, up from 12% in 2025.

“Qatar’s power sector is shifting from total reliance on natural gas toward a structured hybrid model,” said Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan, power analyst at GlobalData. “Driven by the Qatar National Renewable Energy Strategy, the build-out of major solar facilities such as Al Kharsaah and the recently commissioned plants at Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, alongside the large-scale Dukhan development demonstrate substantial momentum in deploying low-cost clean generation across the peninsula.”

The 800 MW Al Kharsaah plant began supplying the grid in June 2022. Project company Siraj-1 owns it. Siraj Energy, a joint venture of QatarEnergy and Qatar Electricity & Water Co. (QEWC), holds 60% of Siraj-1, while TotalEnergies and Marubeni hold the remaining 40%. The plant sells its output to state utility Kahramaa under a 25-year agreement.

QatarEnergy inaugurated the 458 MW Ras Laffan and 417 MW Mesaieed plants in April 2025, taking Qatar’s solar capacity to 1,675 MW. Samsung C&T built both plants. In September 2025, QatarEnergy selected Samsung C&T as EPC contractor for the 2 GW Dukhan project , which is due to connect its first 1 GW phase by the end of 2028 and reach full capacity by mid-2029.

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