Image Source: Oman Observer It is the largest solar system for a desalination plant with an annual capacity of over 32,000 MWh of green electricity Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, the Minister of Energy and Minerals, inaugurated the 17-megawatt peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) farm producing green energy to power the Sharqiyah Desalination Plant in […]
Image Source: Grants Assist Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), the owner and operator of the country’s transmission grids, has announced the successful completion of tests to support the remote operation of the Ibri Solar Independent Power Project (IPP). Also known as Ibri II Solar IPP, the 500 MW capacity project is the largest grid-connected utility-scale […]
Image Source: TaiyangNews South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is collaborating with leading multinational companies – Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ – for a large-scale green ammonia project, SalalaH2, in the sultanate, reported The Pulse news portal. A mega project, SalalaH2 aims to produce 1 million tonnes of green ammonia annually within […]
Image Source: ZAWYA The Oman Investment Authority has invested in US-based electric vehicle battery start-up Our Next Energy (One). Oman’s sovereign wealth fund also signed a strategic co-operation agreement with One to identify potential areas of partnership in energy and battery storage in the sultanate, Oman News Agency reported on Wednesday. The financial value of the transaction was […]
Image Source: World-Energy A consortium led by EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) today announced financial close of the 500-MW Manah 1 solar project in Oman. The consortium was awarded the contract to build Manah I in March 2023, and construction of the solar park commenced in September. It is scheduled to begin commercial operation in […]
Image Source: OMAN SUSTAINABLITY WEEK Oman on Thursday signed deals for the development of three projects for green hydrogen production in the Duqm area in the first round of a tender aimed at supporting the sultanate’s goal to produce more than 1 million tonnes by the end of the decade. The three projects will require […]
Image Source: The world economic forum The groundbreaking ceremony for Vulcan Green Steel’s (VGS) plant, Oman’s first green-hydrogen-ready steel project in Duqm, commenced under the leadership of Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Chairman of OPAZ. With an investment of $3 billion, the plant aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes per annum (5 MTPA) […]
Image Source: ScienceDirect Omani-Scottish waste to value start-up X2E is lining up projects worth $1.6 billion across the alternative fuel value chain including biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) over the next two years, its Founder and CEO John Jones told Zawya Projects in an exclusive interview. The company plans to cultivate Camelina – a drought […]
Image Source: DEME Group Belgium’s DEME Concessions NV and Oman’s OQ Alternative Energy have inked a usufruct agreement with Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) and the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) regarding their planned green hydrogen project in the Duqm area, central Oman. The two companies united in the Hyport Duqm consortium […]
Image Source: ChemAnalyst Amnah, the consortium securing Oman’s first land block for green hydrogen, has revealed plans to utilize its renewable hydrogen output in Duqm for green steel production. Mark Geilenkirchen, Project CEO, highlighted the strategic commitment to use green hydrogen domestically instead of exporting derivatives like ammonia. The decision aligns with Oman’s focus on […]