Oman Power and Water Procurement Company SAOC (OPWP) is in the process of appointing consultants to provide advisory services covering the financial, commercial, technical and legal aspects of developing the nation’s first ever coal-fired IPP
With demand for consumption increasing over the years and expected peak demand to grow at about six per cent per year, from 5,920MW in 2016 to 8,960MW in 2023 for MIS, there is tremendous pressure for new sources of power generation
Peak demand for electricity is expected to increase at an annual average of 6% per year, from 5,920 Megawatt in 2016 to 8,960 Megawatt in 2023
Oman’s first large-scale commercial wind-based renewable energy project will start operations in 2020
According to Haya, the scope of work includes the establishment of recreational facilities in the area
The move is expected to result in gas savings over 25 years between 2-6bn standard cubic meter (Sm3), amounting to savings between RO161-RO505mn
The two phased project will see 400MW installed in the first phase, while the rest will be developed in the second phase. The project will be located in Oman’s central town of Duqm.
A Chinese firm is joining hands with an Omani investment fund to build a large solar panel project in Duqm, which will have a capacity to manufacture panels for power plants to generate 1,000 megawatt (MW) energy per annum
Symtech Solar Mena said it has been appointed as the exclusive distributor and installer for the Symtech Solar Group in Oman and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region
Shell Development Oman and the Ministry of Education have awarded contracts to two Omani small and medium enterprises to carry out the installation
Under the terms of an extended Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed late last week, Al Kamil Power Company SAOG, which operates a 280 megawatt (MW) gas-powered plant in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate, will continue to be in service up to December 2021
Haya Water will provide 2,000 cu m of water per day for the ‘Palm Mall’ project in Al Mabella to be used for the cooling systems
The plant will produce 8,000 cubic metres of desalinated water per day for supplying potable water to Qurayat and nearby villages
Cost reflective tariffs (CRT) have come into effect for an estimated 10,000 government, commercial and industrial customers across Oman, identified by electricity authorities as “large” power consumers
The developing industrial sector and growing population in Oman is increasing the demand for greater utility output capacity
