www.megawhatme.com/en/2012/06/...e-easts-solar-hub-intersolar-europe/ Qatar promoted as Middle East’s new solar hub at Intersolar Europe anoop | June 20, 2012 Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has called on polysilicon and solar industry experts to join the organisation to build the solar industry of solar energy in Qatar and position the Gulf state as a solar hub for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. “We are looking for talented industry professionals to join our QSTec team as we develop a new industry for Qatar and the region from the ground up – the solar industry,” said Abdulla Saif Al Mesallam, QSTec’s Chief Financial Officer while addressing an international audience from a panel session focussing on the MENA region at the Intersolar Europe last week. “A number of our senior professional staff members come from Qatar, specifically from the oil, gas and petro-chemical industries as they have many transferrable skills that are highly suitable for the solar industry and especially the polysilicon manufacturing sector. We are looking to expand QSTec to meet local, regional and international demand,” added Al Mesallam. QSTec, a joint venture between Qatar Foundation (70%), SolarWorld AG (29%) and the Qatar Development Bank (1%), aims to become one of the world’s leading integrated solar companies. QSTec is building a polysilicon production plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City. Initially the plant will produce 8,000 metric tons per year (MTPY) of polysilicon per year and is designed to expand as demand grows. Built on 1.2 million square metres of land in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, the plant can expand capacity to 45,000 MTPY and has been designed to seamlessly incorporate ingots, wafers, cell and module manufacturing facilities. |
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