Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has announced the award of Ibri II solar project. The conditionally winning consortium, comprising Saudi-based Acwa Power, Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Corporation and Kuwait-based Alternative Energy Projects Co, was selected following a detailed financial, technical and legal evaluation of bid proposals.
The project involves the development of a 500 MW solar farm to be located in Ibri, around 300 km west from Muscat.
The plant output will be sufficient to supply an estimated 33,000 homes with electricity and offset 340,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
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May 29, 2019
Arctech Solar to supply equipment for 125 MW solar power plant in Amin
Arctech Solar has been selected to provide solar trackers for 125 MW photovoltaic solar power plant located in the southern city of Amin, Oman. The facility will feature Arctech’s Sky...
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May 08, 2019
Agreement signed for the largest utility scale solar project in Oman
A consortium composed of ACWA Power, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), and Alternative Energy Projects Co. (AEPCo) has signed the project agreements for the development of 500 MW Ibri-2 Independ...
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March 18, 2019
Oman's OPWP award 500-MW solar project
Oman Power and Water Procurement Co (OPWP) on Sunday announced the awarding of Ibri II Solar Independent Power Project (IPP) to a consortium comprised of Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and&nb...
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February 05, 2019
Marubeni-led consortium signs PPA deal with PDO for 105 MW Amin Solar PV IPP Project
Marubeni Corporation through a Special Purpose Company established with Oman Oil Facilities Development Company (OOFDC), Bahwan Renewable Energy Company (Bahwan), and Modern Channel Services...
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December 26, 2018
Masdar installs first wind turbine at 50 MW wind farm in Oman
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, announced the installation of the first of 13 turbines at the 50 MW Dhofar Wind Farm. Located in the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar, the project is f...
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