Qatar

• Regulatory · 25 June 2026Qatar enacts amendments to the Labour Law

  HH the Amir issued Law No. 9 of 2026, amending Law No. 14 of 2004 (the Labour Law), published in the Official Gazette on 25 June 2026. The amendments cover recruitment-office licensing, restore the non-compete duration to two years, introduce a vocational-certification requirement for designated professions, exclude part-time/freelance work from the Law's scope pending separate rules, mandate joint employer-employee committees for firms with 100 or more staff, and strengthen strike, dispute-resolution, and wage-protection enforcement.

• Project · 24 June 2026Kahramaa awards grid-expansion contracts to connect Dukhan Solar Project

  Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) awarded contracts worth more than QAR 2.2 billion (~US$605 million) to expand and reinforce the electricity transmission network in western Qatar, integrating the 2GW Dukhan Solar PV Project — Qatar's largest-ever solar project — into the national grid ahead of its targeted 2029 connection. Contractors awarded include Voltage Engineering, Larsen & Toubro, LS Cable, and the Best & Betas consortium, covering substation construction/upgrades and new underground and overhead transmission lines.

• Regulatory · 9 June 2026Cabinet expands non-Qatari real estate ownership to Simaisma Resort and Beach Project

  Cabinet Decision No. 21 of 2026, published in Official Gazette Issue No. 9 of 2026, amends Council of Ministers Decision No. 28 of 2020 on non-Qatari ownership and usufruct rights in designated real estate zones, adding the Simaisma Resort and Beach Project — developed by Qatari Diar and led by the Ministry of Municipality — as area No. 70 on the list of zones open to foreign property ownership. The decision entered into force upon Official Gazette publication.

• Roads Surrounding Doha Air Base ProjectProject · Road Infrastructure · Procurement
• Industrial Area STW Asset Improvement Works – Phase IIProject · Wastewater Infrastructure · Procurement
• Roads and Infrastructure in Al Kheesa ProjectProject · Road Infrastructure, Urban Infrastructure · Procurement
• Education City Stormwater Drainage Networks – Phase 1Project · Water Infrastructure · Procurement

• Road Infrastructure
• Water Infrastructure
• Healthcare Infrastructure
• Hospital

• KahramaaGovernment Entity
• MilahaCompany
• Ministry of Municipality - QatarGovernment Entity
• Mwani QatarGovernment Entity

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• InsightWhen the PPP Contract Meets Project Finance: Managing the Interface in Qatar

  A project-financed PPP operates through more than one contract. Qatar's PPP framework increasingly recognises financing as part of project design, but bankability ultimately depends on how the public contract and the financing structure work together.

  Bahadır Biçer · 16 September 2026
• InsightBeyond the PPP Law: Does Qatar Need a Sector-Specific Framework for Healthcare PPPs?

  Qatar already has a general PPP framework. Its emerging healthcare pipeline raises the next question: whether complex healthcare partnerships require a more tailored approach to risk allocation, procurement and long-term contract governance.

  Bahadır Biçer · 9 September 2026
• Legal / Regulatory NoteForeign Investment in Qatar: What Infrastructure Investors Need to Know

  A concise guide to the foreign-investment framework relevant to infrastructure investors assessing Qatar, and how the legal framework connects to the wider project and market landscape.

  InfraLex Editorial · 26 August 2026