MUSCAT, JULY 5
As many as 4 mega sun PV-based Impartial Energy Tasks (IPPs) are deliberate for implementation throughout key places within the Sultanate of Oman, ranging from 2028–29. At 1 GW capability apiece, those 4 large-scale schemes are central to attaining the Sultanate of Oman’s function of producing no less than 30 in line with cent of electrical energy from blank power assets through 2030.
The timeline for the tasks is printed in the newest 5-12 months Annual Capacity Remark (2026–2030) issued through the Oman Electrical energy Transmission Corporate (OETC), the bulk state-owned operator of the nationwide grid.
Along with the 1,000 MW sun venture deliberate at Adam in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate — the topic of a up to date Request for {Qualifications} (RfQ) issued through Nama Energy and Water Procurement Corporate (PWP) — similar-sized tasks also are envisioned at Al Kamil (Segment II) in Al Sharqiyah North Governorate, Thamrait (Dhofar Governorate) and Mahadha (Al Buraimi Governorate).
Whilst the Adam Sun IPP is slated for commissioning in 2028, the opposite 3 tasks are anticipated to be carried out from 2029 onwards, in line with OETC.
For the time being duration, a number of smaller sun PV schemes are anticipated to return on-line around the nation. Those come with the five hundred MW Ibri Sun III venture, which is predicted to be attached to the grid through 2027. Different tasks scheduled for commissioning in 2028 come with the Al Kamil I Sun IPP (400 MW), Marsa Sun IPP (280 MW) and Sinaw Sun IPP (500 MW).
In parallel, a variety of wind-based IPPs also are within the pipeline for implementation over the following a number of years. Wind tasks centered for commissioning in 2028 come with the JBB Ali Wind Farm (105 MW), Ras Madrakah Wind Farm (Duqm II) (300 MW), Mahout Wind IPP (800 MW), Dhofar II Wind IPP at Harweel (125 MW) and Sadah Wind IPP (120 MW), including a mixed put in capability of roughly 1,450 MW.
Additional enlargement is deliberate from 2029 onwards with the Al Jazir Wind IPP (100 MW), Duqm III Wind IPP (300 MW), and Shaleem Wind IPP (220 MW), contributing an extra 620 MW of put in capability.
OETC, which is tasked with integrating those new sun and wind IPPs into the nationwide grids, tasks an important building up within the proportion of put in renewable power capability, emerging from 13.6 in line with cent in 2026 to 45 in line with cent through 2030. This enlargement is predicted to play a pivotal function in attaining the rustic’s blank power goals whilst advancing its gasoline diversification technique.
The rising integration of renewable power assets, the grid operator stated, may even reshape transmission machine operations, requiring enhanced spinning reserves and reserve capability to regulate the range and intermittency related to renewable energy era.
