The Qatar World Cup is in the rear-view mirror, but the emirate is still expanding at a rapid pace, with electricity consumption increasing sharply as a result. Recently released annual data from state offtaker Kahramaa show that total power generated hit 56.3TWh for 2023, up 3% on 2022, and up 63% over the past decade (see chart 1). Peak load has also increased at the same rate, reaching 9.81GW last year.