Qatar
With a power score of 1.78, Qatar ranks number 56 among emerging markets and number 83 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Middle East
1.78 / 5
Power score
+26 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Qatar has a power score of 1.78, which puts it at rank 83 in the global power ranking, and rank 56 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Qatar has improved in the power rankings by 32 places, from rank 115, to rank 83.
At 1.78, the power score of Qatar is better than the regional average of 1.74 in the Middle East region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Qatar implements policies in 2/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Qatar has increased from 40.14 USD/MWh in 2021 to 40.26 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2018, the average electricity price in Qatar has fluctuated between 40.14 USD/MWh (2021) and 50.41 USD/MWh (2018).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Qatar in 2022 was in Natural Gas at 91.8%, down from 96.56% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Solar PV at 8%, up from 3.23 in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Qatar in 2022 was Natural Gas, generating some 97.75% of electricity, down from 99.07% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Solar PV at 2.04%, up from 0.71% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in Qatar was around $630 million in 2022, an increase of 26% from 2020 ($500 million). Between 2020 and 2022, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2022 at $630 million, while the lowest was in 2020 with $500 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Qatar implements policies in 4/9 transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Clean transport target, National ICE phase-out, EV purchase grant/loan incentive, EV VAT reduction/exemption, EV import tax reduction/exemption, EV income tax reduction/exemption, EV recurring tax reduction/exemption, EV charging infrastructure target, E-bus target.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
