Qatar announces ‘massive’ solar plant project in Lebanon

Sheikh Mohammed also discussed Israeli ‘violations’ in Lebanese territory with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026Qatar’s prime minister has announced plans to set up what he described as a “massive” solar plant in Lebanon to help ease its energy crisis.Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the announcement during his visit to Beirut on Friday, after meeting his Lebanese counterpart, Nawaf Salam.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ is reshaping southern Lebanonlist 2 of 3Israeli quadcopter drone drops bomb in Lebanonlist 3 of 3Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollahend of list“We have agreed to establish a comprehensive framework for cooperation in the energy sector and to present viable solutions,” Sheikh Mohammed said.QatarEnergy has reached an agreement with French company TotalEnergies to jointly develop a solar power plant in Lebanon as an initial project.The aim is to develop a major investment project “that would benefit the Lebanese economy, as well as the Qatari companies and entities participating in it”, he added.Prime Minister Salam said he would put the plans for L...