QFZ, Samsung C&T sign agreement to launch green and digital infrastructure projects

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and Samsung C T Corporation signed a landmark strategic agreement, reaffirming their long term partnersh...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and Samsung C&T Corporation signed a landmark strategic agreement, reaffirming their long-term partnership on a series of high-impact, sustainability-driven, and innovation-led projects within Qatar’s Free Zones. The agreement ushers in a new phase of execution across green and sustainable investments in key sectors in the State of Qatar and the region.

The agreement signing was witnessed by Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ), H E Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Qatar H E Yun Hyunsoo. 

The agreement was signed by the QFZ CEO, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, and President & CEO at Samsung C&T Corporation at the Business Innovation Park in Ras Bufontas Free Zone, Se Chul Oh, on the sidelines of his visit and participation at Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) 2025.

The signing was also attended by senior dignitaries from Qatari government entities, high-ranking officials from both parties, and representatives from public and private sector stakeholders. The event was followed by a reception celebrating the two parties’ shared ambition to shape the future of sustainable investment in Qatar and the wider region.

Under the agreement, QFZ and Samsung C&T will collaborate on five transformative projects, which include: a Competency Center in Solar Technologies, a 285 MW ground solar farm, an off-grid rooftop solar energy solutions, a low-carbon bioproducts plant and a cutting-edge digital infrastructure project.