Two-year timelapse of China-built 800MW solar power plant in Qatar【FULL VERSION】

Qatar on Tuesday inaugurated its first solar power plant built by Chinese companies in the desert area about 80 kilometers west of the capital Doha.
The ceremony was attended by Qatar's Emir (head of state) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as well as Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, among other senior officials.
The 800MW Al Kharsaah Solar Power Plant, with a total investment of 417 million US dollars, is the first non-fossil fuel power station in the country endowed with petroleum and natural gas and one of the largest in the Middle East. It's a milestone project for the country in energy transition.
Stretching some 10 square kilometers, the plant has installed around two million solar panels to turn the region's rich photo-thermal resources into electricity.
Started in July 2020, the project was undertaken by the joint venture formed by three Chinese enterprises, which were mainly responsible for installing photovoltaic brackets and components, as well as building step-up substations and grid connection stations.
Thanks to technological innovation, Chinese companies also managed to expand the plant's electricity generation capacity by 20 percent by using automated robotic arms to clean the panels.
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[@maxdc988]

Very good. Made the vast expanse of the dry, empty desert useful and productive.

[@the_lost_navigator7266]

And ground underneath the panels will recover and become more fertile. Several countries are combining solar and sheep farming.

[@user-wg9zq1ee8f]

一年后将会获得一片绿洲，对于沙漠来说绿洲比黄金更珍贵

[@adnankhan-zy2cx]

Proud to be Part of this project QC inspector Electrical Power China

[@jake101jake]

What solar panel brand you used?

[@adnankhan-zy2cx]

@@jake101jake Longi

[@lucacasagrande2456]

@@adnankhan-zy2cx just a question: these solar panels are able to resist to the extreme high temperature of the desert? I mean, won't they lose their efficiency?

[@user-ss6su5xc3i]

@@adnankhan-zy2cxCould I employ Group from China to come and make this for me?

[@cessealbeach]

The Chinese are every where in Middle East, they are Doing some Amazing work! Way to Go

[@user-ln3bg8bi3h]

In addition to generating electricity, it can turn deserts into grasslands

[@toniwhite3077]

This is amazing, one can not imagine the mass work without view this video, thank you!

[@ianwatson5605]

I worked for QSTec as a mechanical completions engineer 2016 and 2017. We built the first polysilicon manufacturing plant in Qatar to produce silicon for solar panels.

[@jawedbookcentermeeranakhta6751]

Masha'Allah Great Work by China and Qatar in Power Sector Well Done China Qatar

[@inkbold8511]

That's a lot of stuff under those solar panels.

[@smacospasovski5123]

The Chinese people are just amazing if everyone were like them the world would be a better place for living definitely,just bravo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Justanothervegandude]

yeah, thats why they build 150 new nuklear reactors

[@wawaweewa9159]

No.

[@gupperguppygupper]

@@Justanothervegandude you say it like it is a bad thing? Rather have them burning coal?

[@lucacasagrande2456]

Well if you don't care about freedom and civil rights...yeah, chinese are amazing

[@wawaweewa9159]

@@lucacasagrande2456 there is no such thing.

[@passdasalt]

That was great showing every step. I feel confident to build one of these myself now.

[@aljosakrojac9085]

hahahahahha i worked as monter also but this is huuuge

[@toniwhite3077]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mutahharaksari6157]

Harika! Çölü yenilebilir enerji merkezi haline getirmişsiniz. Kolay gelsin.

[@saviohudson]

Damn! That is very impressive!

[@BenMr77]

Everyone who use swearing in comments will perish. Amen.

[@saviohudson]

@@BenMr77 I could laugh to the joke if you wanted me to.

[@BenMr77]

@@saviohudson The last laugh it's mine... Eternal fire 🔥 over everyone who swear. Canadians will meet hard sufferings in the coming days. Canada itself will be unusable grounds. Bad luck!

[@saviohudson]

@@BenMr77 go back to playing your video game, you've had enough internet for today.

[@mahamedahmed2412]

@@BenMr77 Ameen

[@stephentan7881]

If a large area of all deserts are fixed with solar panels, there will be an abundant supply of clean and cheap electricity. Also, grass may grow where goats or camels can be bred like in China.

[@wawaweewa9159]

True, but after 3 decades the solar becomes inefficient and weak in making power and all needs to be thrown ass or recycled which costs a lot and is very hard to do

[@cybercebuto]

@@wawaweewa9159 after 3 decades another rnew solar tech with effeciency and recycled

[@user-wg9zq1ee8f]

@@wawaweewa9159 绿洲比黄金更珍贵

[@user-xs4pw2bs1r]

The problem not in solar panels and space for them in deserts but in energy storage and delivery

[@bachupv]

@@wawaweewa9159 why you think about 100 years post . Think about now say for next 20 years . Technologies will change

[@haniahannslew4108]

Qatar and many mid east countries have plenty of sunny days. It's a good idea to use more solar energy.

[@davefroman4700]

They are the next energy super powers. India for instance could supply its entire population for 1 cent/kwh and still sell twice what they would be producing. While increasing agricultural viability as well.

[@good2freelance1]

can be used as shelter from the hot sun as well. A win win :)

[@Bamboo180]

It need water to clean the solar panel, under the shelter the water also turn the waste land to be green at the next few years. It had happen in China solar power plant.

[@fabiandyke]

@@Bamboo180 Really, I knew that you need some water the clean the panels but is it really enough to grow plants ?

[@Winter_Jasmine]

Very impressive 👍

[@rubyvuk3986]

Wow,this is amazing 👍

[@scsay7606]

Awesome!

[@AstroInfinitum]

Stunning

[@gunsumwong3948]

A high quality construction with attention to details. China is the world leader in each of the hydro, wind and solar. The amount of solar power generated in China can meet a country size like UK.

[@ritiksinghrajput578]

Not solar

[@gunsumwong3948]

@@ritiksinghrajput578 Anybody can have an opinion. I just go by the fact China in 2021 generated 330.7 TWh from solar. UK nationally from all forms of generations had 318.2 TWh including 19.7 TWh imported from France. May be you can support your comment with factual data?

[@user-om1ub3ok1k]

@@gunsumwong3948 双击666，老铁没毛病，叼死他个废柴。

[@radbilcz]

@@gunsumwong3948 compare the area and geography of UK and China, you will know why there is such production and no other

[@lucacasagrande2456]

@@gunsumwong3948 well it depends on how you consider a leader in a specific energy sector. There are countries like Luxembourg, Uruguay or Denmark that produce like half of their energy demand just from wind farms, but obviously with way less energy that is produced in all China from wind farms... In general China is the leader in solar and wind farms, but hydro is very competitive in other countries too, like in Brazil, India, USA ecc

[@alibobby6739]

Nothing short than amazing!

[@simplica1]

Wonderful!

[@gzoechi]

Curious if they throw away the panels when they are dirty and replace them with new ones or if they clean them somehow (without water)

[@nicoharz2292]

Why are the post placed in concrete, but Not just rammed into the soil? Are the moduls moveable in sun ancle?

[@witness1000]

All the world cup visitors can go visit this amazing thing

[@abrishbilal6798]

Is it On-Grid, Off-Grid or Hybrid system? I can't see the batteries anywhere around.

[@mansoorabu52]

Imagine the work place without a shadow 😓😓

[@beyondfossil]

What does this even mean?

[@jawedbookcentermeeranakhta6751]

Please Install In Bihar Solar Panels Bihar CM Nitish kumar and Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav Any Start Talking in this way to Install Solar Panels in Bihar Because Bihar need this Solar Energy

[@mustafakevser4537]

Great jop,. Any one knows why some of the posts are embedded in sleeves while the rest are direct embedded to soil?

[@gus8493]

How many hands were employed for this Project? and how many years of energy will these hands produce...?

[@loaymassalha8066]

Very nice. Can somebody explain the distance between two raws, ( for me its looking wide).

[@vuongngocan6109]

we are also planning to construct the same construction, so could you please give me list of equipment which your company used for this construction! thank you

[@srgaming6954]

Very nice of you too the service

[@NimbleBard48]

3:02 what is he doing? Spraying a layer of some hardener? Some kind of impregnation?

[@abid8343]

Excellent and professional

[@garethxue8938]

Drilling holes in Qatar, I was thinking oil would come out

[@funkybuddha2448]

would be curious to learn of the math over the lifecycle for this project also: why is it not facing south at around 15% ??

[@siXtomaXnoXmaneje123]

It is a solar tracker, not a fixed tilt structure.

[@faheemzx6889]

When sand fall on those plate... It is hectic work to clean them. Automatic wipers should be developed to clean them.

[@Redmanticore]

it has to have some kind of automated self-cleaning thing already. its like using solar power in winter countries, you cant have some guy cleaning it from snow and ice all the time. it has to have some kind of automatic thing.

[@Nothing-xb6il]

India has much bigger and many solar plant, like world largest solar plant "BHADLA SOLAR PARK of 2245MW"

[@Max1weber]

and now you will get a sticker: well done .....

[@Redmanticore]

Pavagada Solar Park 2,050 MW 2,245 MW Bhadla Solar Park 2,200 MW Huanghe Hydropower Hainan Solar Park in China. in comparison, one nuclear plant in finland nameplate capacity is 3300mw. the solar projects on average cost 1.7bil and 5 years, which is pretty cheap and pretty fast, comparable to nuclear.

[@kushaldesai7895]

Why is ur location hidden?

[@aristotelboro4176]

And you have the most poor things in your country okay!

[@thespeakersreview99]

??? India most big junk

[@fraveglie1]

I’d be curious to know the time it takes to offset the massive emissions created by these huge projects, the LCA of these must be insane

[@Hansulf]

Well, this seems very ineffient (no inclination, too much steel a digging for no reason), but a solar panel pays off Its energy debt in a year in Spain (there is much more sun in Qatar), and they live for 50 years easy.

[@kameljoe21]

The infastructure will live on for decades more even after a full rebuild. The longer the solar panels are being used the longer they offset their emmisions. Solar panels can in theory have a good life of up to and even beyond 50 to 75 years. At 800 mwh this thing produces it will still produce 640 or more mega watts after 20 plus years.

[@anti_western_eugenicists]

Good work. Congratulations from a 🇷🇺 guy.

[@awed_]

Stop the war against ukraine

[@WQweaqlate]

1) what are they spraying on top of the concrete? 2) where are they imported of the raw material for the photovoltaic? anyone? tq in advance..

[@asappasa9303]

Hats off to the migrant workers from south asia for their hard work...

[@OG-dp1kx]

Impressive. What about the storage for any excess when the sun sets

[@catbertevil750]

the battery storage facility might follow nearby, but I don't think it will be exposed in the desert since batteries don't work the best in very high temperatures...

[@abelcmutsvairo3129]

There is usually a temp controlled battery room for lights and auxiliaries at night and for when there is no sun .

[@Redmanticore]

so has china invented and solved the battery problem...?

[@abelcmutsvairo3129]

@@Redmanticore They solved nothing battery tech is already there , air conditioning technology is already there they only procured and constructed.

[@abedmarachli7345]

(وكل شيء عندنا بمقدار) ، سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك

[@fredfrond6148]

Wonder if China asked for payment in LNG and not in USD.

[@jetfu400]

Wow they are.using bifacials.. i wonder how bifacial will degrade vs normal backsheet panel.

[@pakistandriving]

so much dust on the panel. how they going to clean with water in short supply in the desert??

[@mattaut88]

when is it finished?

[@erdalizmir]

Love Qatar from türkiye 💏

Impressive, but sand dust must be cleaned off of those panels frequently.

[@maxdc988]

I believe they will install robots for auto-cleaning those panels.

[@mariusstan352]

@@maxdc988 2 millions of solar panels will need a looooot of robots

[@beyondfossil]

@@mariusstan352 Well worth it if planned right and no need for any water either using dry brush technology: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3bGfatorKuiask Some concepts even have aerial drones doing the work non-stop.

[@ziauddin7948]

excellent Chinese company Solar power panels installation #👍

[@vladimirpustovit2161]

Where are chineese workers? It seems like international company building power plant, not China itself.

[@mariusstan352]

usualy they use only chineese workers ... .Royal China ?

[@AwardQueue]

Great project. This Is the future.

[@Suburp212]

Well done.

[@thebestmoments2105]

I am from PAKISTAN we spend nearly 20billion$ on oil imports and we produce electricity with the help of oil so our govt also needs to install a wide range of solar systems I know that CHINA will help us because CHINA always helps us.

[@mariusstan352]

China owns Pakistan , as Xi told today , don't wory , you all will be slaves for China :)

[@teqronsolution5303]

First repay your dues to them and get back your country . Lending money is not help , it's called loans or borrowings. Look at your forex borrowings dude , so stop helping terrorist and find ways how to live happily with your children and families.

[@chefboyrdee1]

solar technology was a brilliant idea ! thanks Nasa and scientists around the world !

[@blek1987]

Given that landscape, why not build it literally 10 or 100 times larger?

[@rameshdahal1]

when it comes to engineering China is at another level.

[@choukrielkannan6148]

I'm energy renewable ingenieur from Morocco 🇲🇦 i hope if I can work with you 🇨🇳 My respect

[@rickshafer6688]

Yup these engineering ...terms will flush. Your premier just helped us out. Keep studying .

[@solojavaisland3148]

Now gas, then solar n wind in the future. Blessing for Qatar forever.

[@iayyam]

Which Chinese companies built this solar farm?

[@faruvlogs]

We have already airport running in solar power Cochin international airport ❤

[@MrCMVikram]

Imagine working in the hot sun all day and wearing all those cloths and hat.

[@Redmanticore]

3:22 and scarves to protect from sun :) they have to have somekind of high-tech automated cooling systems under clothes... right?

[@altafsindhi4871]

Kisi gulf countries me solar plants Bana ho aisa pehli baar suna,dekha hai

[@MarcoPolo-hn8or]

Beaty👍

[@Seven0700]

Who was the EPC contractor? What type of solar modules were installed?

[@aureliogsilva_]

LONGI - BIF

[@shahriarfardin777]

What is the Efficiency of theses panels

[@lucacasagrande2456]

In the title they say that the entire farm has a energy capacity of 800Mw (0.8 Gw)

[@RespectedDesperado]

How will they clean the sand? Its not like it will rain every month so the sand being washed off.

[@wawaweewa9159]

Cheap labour is plentiful, give them a soft brush broom simple.

[@aryamaryaugustine4967]

Robotic cleaning

[@JV-nt9bp]

Fantastic 😍👏🏻👍🏻😊

[@tomkelly8827]

That is a big project! Running the grid out to that location would be a project as well! I wonder how long it takes to pay back the embodied energy in all the steel, cement, copper, panels and such? Surely that place will put out a whole lot of power but I just wonder if it would take 2 years 5? 10? 20? It looks good, I am just wondering exactly how good it is in the overall picture.

[@lisa.e5776]

How much (long) you will gain from planting trees？ It is that much 。

[@BenMr77]

What is gonna to be said..? CHINA 🇨🇳 👷‍♂️ 👷🏽‍♂️ Chinese can.

[@lionking3401]

How much electricity it generate ? Afghanistan has stronger and longer duration sun I think Chinese should try In Afghanistan as the market is very hot and wanted

[@bagzhansadvakassov1093]

It will take decades to bring back investment. Green watt is still expensive.

[@Broscholarship]

Bravo china well done. Many people said ccp r still evil but I believed there might some changes now. I always thankful to p.r.c all the beautiful dramas movies that my my days n nights another important thing is Shanghai moonton technology for mlbb that gives smile happiness 😘😌😌🥰

[@sweetvuvuzela4634]

How are they kept clean off the desert sand?

[@beyondfossil]

One possibility: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3bGfatorKuiask All of it from construction to cleaning is mere child's play in complexity compared to the massive logistics and complexities of oil & gas drilling.

[@shocktrap2253]

what is L&T doing there , Larson and toubro is an Indian company . lot at the back of the man in 0:37 it has a L & T logo .

[@khanqadar5314]

MashaAllaha Great China well done Nice work.

[@getevennow]

The Chinese, without question, are the most intelligent people on the planet . Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@manishjoshi7342]

I can even see Land T Trade Mark on their jackets..

[@bewise22]

congratulations, Sir develop solar, wind and hydro product for home to produce 4 kw a day @ cheap price with battery life 10 years.

[@airashkiran4376]

❤️❤️❤️ wonderful ❤️❤️❤️

[@guatony4531]

great project not only for Qatar but also for human.

[@juanluisgilgallardo]

Como puedo enviar mi currículum ❤

[@mohsinqureshi3574]

I m needed job for solar project

[@shaibchigwere4645]

We need this in Africa hydro isn't adquate

[@mariusstan352]

or wind turbines ?

[@XinaCCPFreeTibet]

Now we need a time lapse on how that tofu dreg project falls apart.

[@MrBlinder514]

You might have to be extremely patient. LOL

[@jonathannorton960]

Agree, It will definitely collapse. 100 years later,

[@guens01]

Mighty China, a force for good

[@Reotha]

All that land just for 800MW

[@mpaul4584]

What happens to the panels at the end of their life?

[@fakeBaktiar]

In to ocean🌊

[@tomkelly8827]

They will be used elsewhere as a roof that makes power

[@mpaul4584]

@@tomkelly8827 How does that work if they're at the end of their working life? They don't last forever.

[@mariusstan352]

It is best to leave them there to create shade, the grass will grow and the goats will make milk.

[@catchfishattexas]

back to sand

[@azizjanem418]

i hope to construction in Afghanistan too🤲👷

[@abhinavkumar9410]

And it's not a Chinese trap of capturing the others land .. right ?!?!

[@ioanstef1983]

DUST is the problem there, They need to be cleaned somehow! Maybe a moving air blower, a robot!

[@james_l4337]

There are scheduled cleaning, water cleaning Like how China maintained their solar panels in the desert and plant may also grow vegetation underneath, once high enough flocks of goats or sheeps can be introduced to graze down the greens.

[@james_l4337]

In effect the solar plant, also greening the desert portion where the solar panels are placed. I think if they follow China's method this will happen

[@mohsinqureshi3574]

Any jobs in this project

[@vgfder7831]

Why locating the project in a area where you have to cut the few desert trees. ?? The desert is vast. Chose a location were the environmental impact is very low. Engineers never cares for the environment.

[@801chris]

A few of these construction workers probably have no access to their passports.

[@liamporter1137]

👏👏👏👍

[@rahmanarp4698]

As-salamuyalaikum Hello, Everyone