State-owned QatarEnergy plans to increase its annual urea production to over 12.4 million tons from the current 6 million tons, according to its CEO, who spoke at a press conference on Sunday without specifying a timeframe. Saad Al-Kaabi, who is also Qatar's minister of state for energy affairs, announced the construction of four new urea production lines, which will enhance output by 106%. He indicated that the first line would commence operations before 2030.
Kaabi highlighted the future demand for urea, noting the expected population growth of 1.5 to 2 billion people over the next 20-30 years, which will significantly increase the need for urea in food production. He also confirmed that the expansion project for gas production from the North Field is progressing as scheduled. This expansion aims to increase QatarEnergy's total liquefied natural gas (LNG) production by 85% from current levels. The North Field, shared with Iran and known as South Pars by Iran, is the world's largest natural gas field.
Additionally, Kaabi announced the construction of a third solar power station in Qatar's eastern Dukhan region, which will boost the country's total solar energy production to 4,000 megawatts by 2030.
