Qatar energy storage subsidy policy document

What is Qatar energy's strategy?

It relies on several main pillars: to develop a low carbon energy department, to reduce emissions to compensate for residual emissions, and to preserve the company's leading position in the LNG sector. Qatar Energy set within its strategy several targets, such as:

Does Qatar have a regulatory framework for EOR storage?

Qatar already has a regulatory framework for the capture and storage for EOR. The most significant gap here regards long-term storage and questions of liability in the event of leakage. Measures to tackle this issue could include conducting a thorough environmental assessment of CCS storage sites; demonstrating suitable tech- nologies for CO

How can Qatar achieve sustainability?

Overall, a significant opportunity for Qatar is identified for achieving sustainability through building on its technical expertise, capacity, and market presence, to venture into new areas of economic activity related to the renewables sector.

Can Qatar take a leading position in the energy transition?

What can be observed here is that as Qatar has a comparative international advantage in its energy sector through the expertise it is accumulated, it has the potential to take a leading position in the energy transition by investing in both the blue/green hydrogen and ammonia sectors.

Does Qatar have an energy sector?

While Qatar’s economy remains energy-driven, it is observable that the majority of government revenue (85% in 2020) is sourced from this sector. Despite this, more than two-thirds of GDP comes from the non-energy sector, which underlines the character of diversification and growth that has been achieved in the private sector.

How does Qatar obtain its energy?

Qatar obtains most of its energy from oil and natural gas. Approximately half of its energy-related emissions come from electricity and heat production using gas-fired electricity generators. Qatar relies on these resources for its primary energy consumption.