Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (fourth left), QBA Chairman; Dr Suo-Hang Chuang (centre), Vice Chairman, TAITRA; and other officials during the ‘Taiwan Green Energy Solution Providers to Qatar’ Seminar, held at City Center Rotana yesterday. Pic: Kam
DOHA: Supported by the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) and in association with Al Sawari Holding, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) organized a Green Energy Solution Day Seminar in Doha.
Those present at the event included Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Qatari Businessmen Association and Al Faisal Holding; Sheikh Turki bin Faisal, Chairman Al Sawari Holding; Mohammed Shafiek, Managing Director of Al Sawari Holding; and Dr. Suo-Hang Chuang, Vice Chairman Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
Sheikh Faisal opened the event by welcoming and thanking all those present. Addressing the event, he highlighted that Qatar’s relationship with Taiwan goes back to the 1970s, as both countries have a consistent economic policy for trade and investment cooperation.
More specific to the sustainable energy he commented “Discussing green energy is extremely important both in the business perspective as the environmental one. Our government is actively working towards a more energy-efficient future for Qatar and private business also need to take action.”
“We are proud to receive this elite business delegation of green energy solution providers and we are looking forward to discuss how the new technological developments can be used to reduce our energy consumption and contribute to our country’s sustainable energy production” he added.
Dr. Suo-Hang Chuang, Vice Chairman TAITRA, addressed the public thanking all those present for the opportunity to discuss energy efficient solutions for a greener future and Taiwanese products developed for this purpose. Dr Chuang said: “With Qatar’s plan to generate 20 percent of the country’s energy needs through renewable sources by 2024 and to reduce its per capita energy consumption by 15 percent, I believe that Taiwanese solutions for energy-efficient buildings can play a significant role in achieving these goals.”
On the side-lines of the seminar, Sheikh Faisal, Sheikh Turki, and Dr. Chuang held a meeting where the two sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation between Qatar and Taiwan including, but not limited to, the suitable energy sector.
Sheikh Turki bin Faisal, Chairman Al Sawari Holding, commented “Qatari businesses are looking forward to the possibility of strengthening partnerships and cooperation with Taiwanese companies as we work to further diversify Qatar’s economy and expand our local private sector.
