Samsung C&T's 'Qatar Solar Power Project' Smooth Sailing... Collaboration with China's JA Solar

[Asia Economy Reporter Noh Kyung-jo] Samsung C&T has partnered with Chinese solar module manufacturer JA Solar to successfully lead the Qatar solar power project it won last year.

According to foreign media on the 21st, Samsung C&T's construction division recently signed a module supply contract with JA Solar for an 875MW solar power plant to be built in Qatar. Under this contract, JA Solar will supply more than 1.6 million DeepBlue 3.0 modules.

O Se-cheol, CEO of Samsung C&T (back left), and Thad Sherida Al-Kaabi, CEO of QatarEnergy (back right), are watching the signing of the contract for the 875 MW Qatar solar power plant project at the QatarEnergy headquarters. / Photo by Samsung C&T

Scheduled for completion in November next year, this project boasts a massive scale. The combined area of the two project sites (Mesaieed and Ras Laffan) is 10 km², equivalent to 1,400 soccer fields, and the number of solar panels to be installed reaches 1.6 million. Samsung C&T will independently carry out engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), and after completion, it will supply power to energy-related facilities within the industrial complex owned by QatarEnergy and to the national power grid.

JA Solar stated, "DeepBlue 3.0 is gaining great popularity in the Korean market. It was selected for this project based on its high efficiency and reliability." JA Solar is the world's third-largest solar module manufacturer. In 2019, it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T to jointly develop solar power projects. The two companies plan to participate together in solar projects across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

In fact, Samsung C&T was the first non-financial company in Korea to declare a coal phase-out and is actively entering the renewable energy business. It took its first step into the overseas solar power market through the Guam Mangilao Solar Project.

A Samsung C&T official said, "The Qatar solar power project is progressing smoothly," adding, "We will expand our base as a global player in the renewable energy power generation sector."

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