Qatarenergy Awards Contract to Build Two Mega-Solar Power Plants

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QatarEnergy announced awarding the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for its industrial cities solar power project (IC Solar). This project includes 2 large scale photovoltaic (or PV) solar power plants to be built in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) and Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) and is expected to start electricity production by the end of 2024.The announcement was made at a special ceremony held in Doha today to sign the EPC contract between QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and Samsung C&T, which has been selected as the contractor to execute the project. 

QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions is a wholly owned affiliate of QatarEnergy tasked with investing in renewable energy and sustainability projects and products within the State of Qatar and across the globe.His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy witnessed the signing of the EPC contract. Attendees in the ceremony included Mr. Sechul Oh, President & CEO of Samsung C&T Corporation and other senior executives from QatarEnergy and Samsung C&T.

Commenting on the occasion, His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said: “This IC Solar project is a major step in the implementation of our strategy to diversify Qatar’s energy resources and to increase the reliance on high-efficiency renewable energy, which is a cornerstone for a sustainable future. It also reaffirms our commitment towards delivery on QatarEnergy’s Sustainability Strategy and our mid-term target of having 5 GW of solar generated power by 2035. It also gives me great pleasure that this landmark project marks the first investment for our newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions, which will invest in and hold all our renewables and other sustainable initiatives going forward.”

This is the second utility-scale solar project in Qatar. Along with Al Kharsaa Solar PV Power Plant, which is currently under construction, the IC Solar project will increase Qatar’s renewable energy generation capacity to 1.675 GW by 2024. The project will utilize high-efficiency bifacial modules mounted on single-axis trackers as well as cleaning robots that will operate daily to minimize losses due to soiling by removing dust from the PV modules. This will maximize the additional energy yield produced by the bifacial modules.

The project’s power generation capacity is strategically distributed between the two main industrial cities in Qatar, MIC and RLIC. MIC will have a 417 MW plant and RLIC will have a 458 MW plant. The two plants will occupy a combined area of 10 square kilometers.The approximately 2.3 billion Qatari Riyals IC Solar project will result in direct emissions reduction of more than 28 million tons of CO2 over its lifetime. The output of both plants will contribute to the reduction of QatarEnergy’s GHG footprints from its facilities in RLIC and MIC, most notable its NFE and NFS LNG expansion projects, in addition to expanding grid capacity in other locations.

Source: QatarEnergy

JGC Awarded Solar Power Generation Project in Vietnam

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JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Sato) is announcing that JGC Corporation, along with its subsidiary, JGC Vietnam were awarded the EPC contract of the Solar Power Generation Project by Sumitomo Corporation at the Thang Long Industrial Park II (TLIP II) in Hung Yen, Vietnam.

Sumitomo Corporation is promoting a green energy plan with the implementation of power supply facilities with several hundred megawatts of green electricity in their overseas industrial parks as well as beyond industrial parks, which includes the Thang Long Industrial Park I, II and III in Vietnam. This project will serve to supply green electricity to the tenant companies at the Thang Long Industrial Parks II. JGC Corporation, in partnership with JGC Vietnam, will execute the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) work for the approximately one megawatt solar power generation facility.

JGC has an abundant experience in the EPC execution of solar power generation projects in both domestic and overseas sites. The experience, combined with our ability to propose solutions that help to materialize the green energy plan promoted by Sumitomo Corporation, is seen as having been the major factor in the awarding of the contract to JGC. The JGC Group will continue to propose the best solutions to our clients from both economical and technical perspectives, and increase its orders for other projects.

The JGC Group believes that comprehensive energy management solutions, such as the integration of energy storage systems and existing facilities, as well as the introduction of virtual power plant (VPP) solutions, are essential to increase the capacity of renewable energy. We are now taking the following approaches with a focus on Southeast Asia and island countries.

  • Program planning and feasibility study proposals to decrease CO2 emission through the implementation of renewable energy and storage batteries in existing and new plants.
  • Business planning for micro grid businesses in island contries and off grid systems for industrial parks.
  • Consulting and cost estimation service for green energy implementation in existing businesses.

We believe that we can apply our technical expertise gained through our extensive engineering experience on plants and facilities on the energy-saving and energy management for production equipment and plants. The JGC Group will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable “environmentally friendly society” through our proactive initiatives in the environmental sector.

Source: jgc.com