Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) has announced that it expects the 2.4GW Ras Abu Fontas Facility E power plant to start up in the first half of 2028. QEWC expects the plant, being developed alongside Japan’s Sumitomo and Shikoku Electric (MEES, 29 November 2024), to “commence production” in 1H 2028, before reaching full capacity by 1H 2029, according to its 10 February results presentation.
QEWC is also working with state offtaker Kahramaa to develop an open cycle 500MW power plant in the Ras Abu Fontas area. According to QEWC the two are set to ink final agreements in the first quarter of this year with construction also set to begin in “early 2025” with commercial operations from “early 2027.” (CONTINUED - 188 WORDS)