In Short : The International Energy Agency (IEA), UNESCWA, and RCREEE held an Energy Data Workshop in Oman to enhance energy data collection in the MENA region. The workshop focused on reliable data for effective policy, covering energy balances, emissions estimation, and efficiency indicators. It promoted regional cooperation and supported sustainable energy transitions, aligning with […]
In Short : India and Oman are strengthening economic ties through a joint vision document covering maritime cooperation, energy security, and digital payments. Both nations are progressing on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to boost trade and investment. The fifth round of CEPA negotiations began on January 13, 2025, in New Delhi, reinforcing their […]
Oman-based renewables developer Solar Wadi, a local joint venture of Amarenco Group, is seeking parties interested in the design, construction and operation of an up to 100-MW solar park in Oman’s Suhar Industrial City. The Omani firm is probing the interest for the task through a request for submission of expression of interest (REOI) issued […]
Muscat: His Excellency John Kerry, Representative of the US President for Climate Affairs, lauds Royal attention of HM the Sultan to improve environment performance and alleviate climate change impacts, as he approved the year 2050 the date for achieving zero carbon neutrality. On October 11, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik presided over a meeting […]
Oman’s Salalah Free Zone has announced a solar module manufacturing fab with 200 MW annual capacity It has signed an agreement for the same with US based precision equipment manufacturer Advanced Industries Inc The proposed fab is expected to cost an investment worth $75 million with modules to be used for residential and commercial projects […]
Oman is working on the development of solar and wind projects across the sultanate which will require investments totalling USD 900 million (EUR 850.8m). Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is currently developing two solar projects with a combined capacity of 1 GW in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, chief executive Yaqoob bin Saif Al Kiyumi told […]
Oman Energy and Water Procurement Firm (OPWP) is planning to attach about 2.66 GW of latest photo voltaic and wind initiatives to the grid by 2027 so as to cowl growing energy consumption within the sultanate. Two photo voltaic initiatives every of as much as 500 MW shall be realised within the Advert-Dakhiliyah Governorate within […]
In Oman, H2-Industries and Public Establishment For Industrial Estates – Madayan signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a waste-to-hydrogen plant in conjunction with PV solar power plants with base-load capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. The facility will initially convert up to one million tons of municipal solid waste each year. The proposed US […]
H2-Industries and Public Establishment For Industrial Estates – Madayan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a waste-to-hydrogen plant in conjunction with PV solar power plants with base-load capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. The proposed $1.4 billion facility will be built on a 200,000m2 coastal site. The facility will initially convert up […]