Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), has signed term sheets with developers for six green hydrogen projects worth more than $20 billion. The term sheets were signed with BP Alternative Energy Investments (for projects in Duqm and Dhofar); Green Energy Oman (GEO); Green Hydrogen and Chemicals (owned by India-based ACME); Hyport […]
Hydrogen Oman SPC (Hydrom), an Energy Development Oman SAOC subsidiary, has signed three agreements to grant the first green hydrogen blocks with investments of over $20 billion, Oman News Agency reported. The agreements are forecast to yield a total production capacity of half a million tonnes of green hydrogen per annum from more than 12 […]
Windswept coastal parts of Sadah in Dhofar Governorate and Ras Madrakah in Al Wusta Governorate are being assessed for their potential to host wind farm projects as part of the Omani government’s drive to ramp up the contribution of renewable energy resources to the country’s electricity generation capacity. This is in addition to parts of […]
The rural areas electricity company ‘Tanweer’ – a member of Nama Group- announced a new highest generation level at Dhofar Wind project exceeding 30 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in July, the highest since the Wind Farm commenced commercial operation in November 2019. The Plant, Oman’s first wind-based power project and one of the most prominent renewable energy […]
A wind resource assessment (WRA) programme which is key to evaluating the feasibility of a wind power project at a given location has commenced, according to an official of Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), a Member of Nama Group. Brian Wood, Senior Adviser at the state-owned utility, said a contract for the WRA […]
Oman will be starting the qualification process for the first round of wind Independent Power Projects (IPPs) in the third quarter of 2021, according to the Economic Diversification Report 2020 released on Monday. The report is an annual publication prepared by Oman Vision 2040 Implementation and Follow-up Unit and gives updates on various projects […]
When it comes to renewables, a hot desert can be an oasis for solar power, but there are two big reasons why wind farms rising among sand dunes were — until recently — just a mirage. “Heat and sand make it difficult for normal wind turbines to operate in the desert,” says Rebeca Calderon, a […]
The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), a member of Nama Group, has sought requests for proposal (RFPs) from interested bidders to provide legal consultancy services for setting up three major wind projects across the sultanate. In addition to the legal consultancy, the winning bidder will also advise on the competitive tendering of the […]
The manufacturers of the wind turbines for Omans first wind farm project say the high-tech systems have been customised to withstand the baking desert heat and sandstorms prevalent in the area where they are currently being installed in Dhofar Governorate. GE Renewable Energy, the clean energy arm of global technology giant General Electric, is supplying […]
A raft of new solar and wind-based power generation projects is being lined up for procurement to help meet electricity demand growth in the Sultanate of Oman over the next six years. Provisional plans drawn up by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the single buyer of all new electricity and water output, envision […]