Category: Renewable Energy

TCIL Invites Bids for 26 MW Solar Projects at Muscat and Salalah Airports in Oman

Image Source: The Kickass Entrepreneur In a significant development in the field of renewable energy, Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) has issued an invitation for bids from eligible parties to establish a pre-tender tie-up for a substantial project in Oman. The project, titled “DESIGN, ENGINEERING, SUPPLY, CONSTRUCTION, TESTING, COMMISSIONING INCLUDING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF 20MW […]
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Oman’s Ambitious Clean Hydrogen Initiative: Eden Partners With MEM For Geologic Hydrogen Development

Image Source: European Gas Hub Eden, a pioneer in sustainable natural resource recovery, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oman Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) to lead the development of stimulated geologic hydrogen in Oman. The Sultanate of Oman has set ambitious goals to become a global leader […]
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IEA advises Oman on becoming a low-carbon hydrogen producer

Image Source: ResearchGate The IEA predicts that Oman could become the sixth-largest exporter of hydrogen globally by 2030. The IEA has issued a report to Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals, Salim Al Aufi, on the country’s capacity to become a low-emissions hydrogen supplier by 2030. The report is the first to analyse renewable hydrogen […]
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OQ Gas Networks Partners With Fluxys To Advance Hydrogen In Oman

Image Source: Fluxys OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), Oman’s gas transportation company, has taken a significant step toward advancing low-carbon energy infrastructure in the country. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fluxys, a Belgian-based energy infrastructure group, to explore collaborations in hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2) infrastructure projects within Oman. OQGN’s Managing […]
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Oman Power And Water Procurement Company Unveils 7-Year Plan For Sustainable Energy Future

Image Source: Power Technology Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has released its 7-year statement (2023-2029), which outlines its plans for meeting the growing demand for electricity and water in Oman. The statement forecasts that electricity demand in the Main Interconnected System will grow at an average rate of 2.2% per year, while water […]
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Oman awards hydrogen blocks to Kuwaiti company

Image Source: Oman Sustainability Week Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) has granted one of Oman’s initial hydrogen blocks to EnerTech Holding Company, a Kuwaiti state-owned company focused on clean energy investment and development. EnerTech is also a founding partner of the international consortium, Green Energy Oman (GEO). According to a press statement by EnerTech, the GEO consortium, which includes EnerTech, […]
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China’s CEEC- SEPEC secures Oman’s first green guarantee for a solar project

Image Source: PV Tech China Energy Engineering Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Company (CEEC-SEPEC) has secured the first green guarantee for a solar project in Oman from Standard Chartered Bank. CEEC-SEPEC is the primary Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the solar project. Standard Chartered announced the development on Tuesday, highlighting the strengthening bilateral ties between China and Oman. […]
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Potential for commercialization of Oman ‘green mineral’ resources

Image Source: ScienceDirect Mineral ores at the heart of modern technologies driving the global energy transition can be found in abundance in the Sultanate of Oman, says the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. Sustainable commercialisation of these ores can help unlock substantial deposits of nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth minerals, Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), copper, […]
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Oman targets 11 PPP projects for implementation in 2024

Image Source: Oman Times The Omani government has announced plans to progress the implementation of as many as 11 sizable projects and initiatives under its strategic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme during 2024. The projects in question, outlined in the 2024 State Budget, span several sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Health, Education, Agriculture and Fisheries, Construction, […]
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