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Power Plants in Qatar

Qatar has 17 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 100th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 14.3 GW across 13 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Ras Laffan C power plant (2.7 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC (5), QatarEnergy (3) and JA Solar Holdings (2) — Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Qatar's power plants in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Al Saliyah GT power plant, dating from 1980. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Ras Rakan power plant (2.6 GW), under construction. They account for 14% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Qatar.

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17
Power Plant in Qatar
#100
of 155 countries
14.3 GW
Operating capacity
4
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Qatar

Who owns Qatar's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2011 · oldest Al Saliyah GT power plant (1980) · newest Mesaieed Solar Plant (2025) · 13 of 17 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Qatar?
OverWatts maps 17 power plants in Qatar — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 100th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Qatar?
Ras Laffan C power plant, at 2.7 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Qatar's power plants have?
About 14.3 GW operating across 13 plants, with a further 7.5 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Qatar?
Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 17 (29%). Next are QatarEnergy (3), JA Solar Holdings (2) and Samsung C&T (2).
How old are Qatar's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2011, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Al Saliyah GT power plant (1980); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Qatar?
4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Ras Rakan power plant (2.6 GW), Ras Abu Fontas (E) power plant (2.4 GW) and Dukhan solar farm (2.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Qatar

Pipeline 55Oil & Gas Field 27LNG Terminal 11Cement Plant 4Chemical Plant 3Refinery 1Interconnector 1Export Terminal 1Iron & Steel Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335