#Oman

Oman has inaugurated its largest solar power project, the Manah 1 and Manah 2 solar plants, with a total production capacity of 1 GW.

OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE) has signed agreements with France’s TotalEnergies for the development of 300 MW of renewable energy projects.

Madkour Group has been awarded a contract for the construction of a major grid station that will support the evacuation of power from a new wind farm planned in Oman.

Muscat-based construction firm TLS has announced progress in the construction of critical infrastructure for the 500 MW Manah-1 IPP Solar Power Plant.

Many of the projects will increase the system capacity to meet the future growth in demand, connect new generations and rural areas, and meet the Transmission Security Standard.

The whole project aims to evacuate power from the Manah solar power plants through the main transmission network.

Oman’s Voltamp Energy Company has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Sharif Holding Group in order to establish a high-voltage transformer production plant in the Kingdom.

Oman has inaugurated the Phase 1 of the strategic interconnection project Rabt, worth $476 M.

The solar plant has annual capacity of over 32,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of green and renewable electricity.

Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), part of the Nama Group, has launched a major tender for a subsea power cable installation in Oman.

Oman, Muscat: Oman Electricity Transmission Company has announced the official launch of Nahida power plant built at a cost of $44 M (RO 17 M) in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah.

Oman: In Oman, the supply of electricity has increased by 140 % over the past ten years to meet the greater demand.

Oman: Work is under way to establish a 33 kV power line to link Khasab Power Plant with Al Ghalilah Power Plant in the UAE.

Korea, Seoul: Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. will supply of power transformers in a deal valued at $8.5 M.

Oman, Muscat: Voltamp Transformers, a high power production firm, succeeded in producing the first 500 MVA / 220 kV transformer at its unit in the Wilayat of Suhar.

Oman, Muscat: Voltamp Transformers Company and Bahwan Engineering Company have signed a contract to manufacture and supply a 500 MVA, 400 kV transformer.

OETC has signed contracts worth $475M for several major contracts for projects to connect the sultanate’s north and south electricity transmission networks.

Oman, Muscat: An agreement was inked for 500 MVA 220 kV class power transformers in the Sultanate.

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has partnered with Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) to drive the digitisation of Oman’s power grid.

Investment Company (ONEIC) has been awarded a construction contract worth $7.4 M (OMR2.9 M) by Rural Areas Electricity Company (TANWEER).

OPWP is planning to issue tender documents for two planned 500-600 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar independent power producer (IPP) projects in March.

Oman: Majan Electricity Company (MJEC) has launched 11 projects in its concession areas with a value exceeding $33.7 M (RO13 M) this year.

The development of a 500 MW solar PV power plant follows after a consortium composed of ACWA Power, GIC, and AEPC executed the project agreements with OPWP.

Oman has received 25 expressions of interest from investors interested in buying stakes in two electricity companies under a privatisation plan aimed at boosting state coffers.