Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited announced that it has commissioned the operations of its maiden solar PV project in Oman. The 100 megawatt Amin Photovoltaic Power Plant in Oman has achieved commercial operations and has passed the acceptance test procedures. SWSL had received the order from Amin Renewable Energy Company SAOC.
The Independent Power Producer (IPP) renewable energy project, located near Nimr which lies approximately 300km northeast of Salalah, is providing power to Petroleum Development Oman's (PDO) Interior operations.
The contract to develop, finance, build, operate and maintain the photovoltaic (PV) plant was awarded in January 2019 to Amin Renewable Energy Company S.A.O.C, a special purpose company founded and developed by the Marubeni Corporation (Japan) as the lead founder, Oman Gas Company S.A.O.C, Bahwan Renewable Energy Company LLC of Oman, Nebras Power QPSC (Qatar) and financed by Bank Muscat SAOG.
The US$94 million facility in the south of the Sultanate covers an area of 4km2 and produces up to 100 megawatts of electricity directly from sunlight through solar panels. The generated energy is sufficient to power 15,000 homes and could result in an annual CO2 emission reduction of more than 225,000 tonnes – the equivalent to taking 23,000 cars off the road.
