Qatar Plans Solar Power Plant Construction

Qatar is considering the construction of a solar power plant to meet the country's increasing demand for energy.

The report says the planned power plants of this is the world's largest solar power plant of Qatar completed can ease the energy shortage situation.

The impact of the oil dollars, the Gulf States are faced with the existing energy unable to meet their rapid economic growth. According to the forecast, Qatar in the next 30 years the demand for energy may be increased four times.

Although the Gulf Arab countries have rich oil and gas resources, its oil and natural gas reserves of the world's total reserves were 30% and 8%, but the Gulf countries are energy and water conservancy relative speed of its economic growth is still lagging behind, to find alternative sources of energy Gulf States is the direction of current efforts.

Source: 新华网 Zhang Yuhong Feb. 4, 2008