BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 16 QNB focuses Ashghal on Southeast plants trees Asia as part at Al Khor of expansion Road plan: CEO project published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11433 January 20, 2020 Jumada I 25, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Offi cial 800MW solar Amir to meet Italian president tomorrow power plant His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Amiri Diwan tomorrow. President Mattarella is due to arrive in Doha to come up in today for a state visit. The Amir and the Italian president will discuss bilateral relations and means to develop and promote them in addition to issues of common concern. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and HE the Minister of State for Al-Kharsaah Energy Aff airs and QP president and CEO Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi look on as QEWC general manager and managing director REGION | Confl ict and Siraj Energy board of directors member Fahad bin Hamad al-Mohannadi, Kahramaa president Engineer Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari, Total’s president and CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Marubeni Corporation president and CEO Masumi Kakinoki sign the z Qatar signs agreements for building the QR1.7bn Scores killed in Yemen agreements yesterday. missile, drone attack project zForeign partners include Total, Marubeni More than 100 people were killed and dozens wounded in a missile By Shafeeq Alingal 800MW project, 350MW will be con- and drone attack blamed on Houthi Staff Reporter nected to the grid by the first quarter rebels in central Yemen, off icials of 2021 while the commercial com- said yesterday. Saturday’s strike 16 fl oating hotels to be set up missioning of the total capacity will follows months of relative calm arking a giant leap in Qatar’s start in the first quarter of 2022 in in the war between Houthis and race towards tapping the po- line with the strategic objective set in Yemen’s internationally recognised Mtential of renewable energy, Qatar National Development Strategy government. The Houthis attacked for housing World Cup fans a number of agreements were signed 2018–2022. a mosque in a military camp in the yesterday to build the QR1.7bn Al- HE al-Kaabi noted that the project is central province of Marib — about Kharsaah Large Scale Solar PV Power part of the energy sector’s preparation 170km east of the capital Sanaa — Plant with a total capacity of 800MW, to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. during evening prayers, military z Qetaifan Projects signs MoU with ADMARES to provide which equals about 10% of the coun- Kahramaa president al-Kuwari said sources said. Page 8 try’s peak electricity demand. 16 leading international solar power a total of 1,616 floating hotel rooms The agreements were signed in the developers were prequalifi ed while the ARAB WORLD | Protests presence of HE the Prime Minister and fi nalists were selected after evaluating total of 16 fl oating hotels are ness development, at Qetaifan Projects, Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah the technical effi ciency and cost-eff ec- Hundreds injured in to be set up on the shores of in addition to Mikael Hedberg, CEO of bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and HE tiveness. Lebanese violence A Qetaifan Island North to pro- ADMARES and Samer Malaeb, regional the Minister of State for Energy Aff airs Lebanese anti-riot police fired vide accommodation for tourists and director of the company. and Qatar Petroleum (QP) president The solar energy plant will be rubber bullets and water cannons fans within the fan villages during the In view of the proximity of Qetai- and CEO Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi. constructed at Al-Kharsaah at stone-throwing demonstrators 2022 FIFA World Cup. fan Island North to Lusail Stadium, The signatories were Qatar General area of West Doha covering a in the Lebanese capital yesterday, A memorandum of understanding which will host the opening and fi - Electricity & Water Corporation (Kah- total area of 10sq km. As per as hundreds were injured in a (MoU), to build and operate these ho- nal games of the World Cup, and the ramaa) president Engineer Essa bin the agreement, Qatar’s Siraj weekend of rare violence. Medics tels, was signed by Qetaifan Projects, a large number of tourists and fans who Hilal al-Kuwari, Qatar Electricity and Energy, a joint venture owned said 90 people were injured in the company owned by Katara Hospital- are expected to visit Qatar before and Water Company (QEWC) general man- by QP and QEWC, will hold latest clashes, taking the casualty ity, and ADMARES, a world leader in during the World Cup, the island will ager and managing director and Siraj a 60% stake in the project toll to more than 460 injured in two alternative real estate. provide all the needs of the masses and Energy board of directors member Fa- while the rest will be held by days. Unprecedented protests have With this signing, Qetaifan Projects tourists, it is explained. had bin Hamad al-Mohannadi, Maru- France’s Total and Japan’s rocked the Mediterranean country continues its series of local and inter- This will be done through projects, beni Corporation president and CEO Marubeni since October 17. Page 8 national partnerships that would add facilities and entertainment activities Masumi Kakinoki, and Total chairman to Qetaifan Island North and serve the in addition to the fan villages during and CEO Patrick Pouyanné. Al-Mohannadi said the plant is an BRITAIN | Royals tourism, hospitality and entertainment the tournament, which will include Sheikh Nasser bin Abdulrahman First of its kind in Qatar, the solar achievement at the regional level and sectors in Qatar, according to a state- the fl oating hotels, the note said. al-Thani with Mikael Hedberg at the energy plant will be constructed at Al- its construction will witness the ap- Harry, Meghan begin ment issued yesterday by the company. To Page 16 MoU signing. Kharsaah area of West Doha covering a plication of the latest solutions and in- life as ‘ordinary’ people The MoU envisages the construction total area of 10sq km. As per the agree- novations in solar energy technology. Britain’s Prince Harry and his and operation of the 16 fl oating hotels that ment, Qatar’s Siraj Energy, a joint ven- “Dual panels will be used, automated wife Meghan began a new life will feature a “unique design”. Measur- ture owned by QP and QEWC, will hold systems will be in place to track the sun yesterday as somewhat ordinary ing 72m in length and 16m in width, each a 60% stake in the project while the and robots deployed for cleaning the people with financial worries and hotel will consist of 101 guest rooms and a rest will be held by France’s Total and solar panels to ensure the continuity of security concerns after being restaurant. Japan’s Marubeni. production effi ciency and reduce plant stripped of their royal titles and All of the 16 four-storey hotels will be Kahramaa will buy electricity from operating costs,” he explained. public funding by the Queen. identical, off ering a total of 1,616 fl oat- Siraj1, which is owned by Siraj Energy. Kakinoki said Marubeni is proud to The settlement announced by ing hotel rooms, the statement notes. Marubeni will invest about 20.4% of be part of Qatar’s eff orts to fi ght cli- Buckingham Palace on Saturday The agreement was signed in the the total project while Total will con- mate change. Patrick Pouyanné said saw the 93-year-old monarch presence of Sheikh Nasser bin Abdul- tribute a 19.6% share. The project fol- Total is committed to producing en- assume her painfully familiar role rahman al-Thani, managing director of lows a Build, Own, Operate, and Trans- ergy that is safer, more aff ordable and of managing a family crisis that Qetaifan Projects and vice-chairman fer (BOOT) model and has a term of 25 cleaner adding that the company will threatened the very foundations of Katara Hospitality; Hesham Sharaf, years after which the ownership will be bring the best technology to ensure of one of Britain’s oldest chief operating offi cer and Sheikh Nass- transferred to Kahramaa. the successful implementation of the institutions. Page 11 er bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, head of busi- An artist’s rendition of the floating hotels. During the first phase of the project. Page 3 Libya summit in Berlin agrees to strengthen arms embargo Agencies satisfied with the outcome. communique agreed by the partici- Berlin US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pants, which included the presidents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- France, Russia and Turkey. dogan and Russian President Vladimir German Chancellor Angela Merkel he international participants of Putin have left the conference. welcomed the declaration agreed to by a Libya peace summit in Berlin Libya has been in turmoil ever since the international community. “We have Tagreed yesterday to uphold a UN the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muam- agreed to a binding process,” Merkel said arms embargo and end military support mar Gaddafi . at a press conference at the close of the for the country’s warring factions. In recent months, a civil war has es- conference. A declaration, signed by 16 states and calated between internationally rec- She thanked the participants, among organisations, also set out plans for in- ognised prime minister Fayez al-Serraj them the leaders of Russia and Turkey, ternational eff orts to monitor the imple- and rival commander Khalifa Haftar.