Oman

Oman weighs Concentrated Solar Power project at Duqm

A first-of-its-kind Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is envisioned for development near Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate as part of Oman’s pivot away from gas-powered electricity generation to renewables-based sources. The initiative, subject to the findings of a feasibility study, will add to a mixed portfolio of renewable resources and [...]

2023-04-12T12:43:24+00:0012-04-2023|Categorías: BREAKING NEWS, NEWS, Sin categoría, Storage, Top News|Etiquetas: , , , |

A groundbreaking solar thermal desalination project in Oman to boost water reserves

Oman is a hot and arid country where water has always been in short supply but the groundbreaking research carried out by the National University offers new hope of replenishing the water reserves to a sustainable level. The project, which is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research [...]

Concentrated Solar Power Glasspoint falls into liquidation as COVID-19 takes toll

GlassPoint Solar, a venture capital startup that focuses on the use of solar energy for steam generation in heavy oil production, has gone into liquidation after taking a hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The proceedings were announced by Oman's State General Reserve Fund (SGRF), which is a shareholder in [...]

OPWP envisions the potential for a 600MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project with thermal storage in Oman

A renewable energy development plan unveiled recently by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) the sole buyer of electricity in the Sultanate envisions the procurement of 3,050 megawatts (MW) of renewables-based capacity by 2025, representing 16 per cent of total electricity output by this timeframe. This compares with [...]

2020-01-08T06:33:07+00:0008-01-2020|Categorías: BREAKING NEWS, NEWS, Sin categoría, Storage, Top News|Etiquetas: , , |

Oman’s OPWP plans 1,200 MW Concentrated Solar Power project

Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is considering the establishment of the sultanate's first solar thermal project, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Duqm that will be built if an existing proposal for a clean coal independent power producer (IPP) project in the area does not receive government [...]

2019-07-20T09:39:16+00:0020-07-2019|Categorías: BREAKING NEWS, NEWS, Sin categoría, Storage, Top News|Etiquetas: , , |

Oman mulls thermal concentrated solar power project

The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) — the sole procurer of new electricity and water capacity under the Sector Law — is mulling plans to set up the first-ever solar thermal project to support the future energy requirements of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Duqm. The [...]

IRENA: Middle East Voncentrated Solar Power cost reductions require creative financing

Developers of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must use innovative financing structures to minimize costs amid a growing demand for funding, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said in a report on the Middle East region, published January 15. The GCC members are Saudi Arabia, [...]

MMEC Mannesmann partners with ACWA Power and incorporates Sohar Calciner to boost Oman’s aluminum industry

MMEC Mannesmann, a leading German engineering contractor in the field of petroleum coke calcining partners with ACWA Power, the leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, to develop the ‘Sohar Calciner’ project in Oman. The state-of-the-art plant will be the first of its kind [...]

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) to be part of Oman’s renewables portfolio

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects — involving the use of mirrors in place of photovoltaic (PV) panels in the electricity generation process — will be part of a sizable portfolio of utility-scale renewable energy schemes envisaged for development in the Sultanate in the coming years. According to a key official [...]

2018-12-30T16:37:58+00:0030-12-2018|Categorías: BREAKING NEWS, NEWS, Sin categoría, Top News|Etiquetas: , , |

GlassPoint, Occidental set to develop 2GW Oman concentrated solar power plant

US-based GlassPoint Solar, a leading supplier of solar energy to the oil and gas industry, said it has signed a deal with Occidental of Oman for the development of a 2 GW solar thermal energy plant at the Mukhaizna oilfield in the sultanate. As the lead developer of the proposed [...]

Concentrated Solar Power GlassPoint partners with Napco

Through its partnership with the National Aluminum Products Company (Napco), Oman’s largest aluminium provider, GlassPoint Solar, continues to generate sustainable in-country value (ICV) within the Sultanate. Building the Miraah solar plant with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), GlassPoint is committed to developing a solar hub in Oman and contributing to the [...]

Oman warming up to concentrated solar power

Another Middle Eastern country is warming up to concentrated solar power, with Oman planning to generate 90 megawatts of electricity from renewable projects by 2019, according to a top Siemens official in the country. Oman’s experiment with new models in partnership with the private sector and its eagerness in [...]

2017-11-14T13:48:41+00:0014-11-2017|Categorías: BREAKING NEWS, NEWS, Sin categoría, Top News|Etiquetas: , |

Developers Complete 1,021 Megawatt Miraah Concentrated Solar Power Plant For Oman Oilfield

Petroleum Development Oman and GlassPoint Solar announced earlier this month the completion of the first block of one of the world’s largest solar plants, the 1,021 megawatt Miraah solar plant that will deliver 6,000 tonnes of steam per day for use on the Amal West oilfield in Oman. On [...]

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