Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is set to award solar energy projects worth $777 million to international investors after securing approvals from the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), Times of Oman reported.
The Manah 1 and 2 projects, which will jointly produce a total of 1,000MW, is set to come up on a 15 million sq m area within the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah.
About 2 million solar panels will be installed in these two stations, which will be the largest solar panel project for Oman.
These two stations represent the second project to be floated by OPWP to contract the purchase of capacity generated by renewable energy, stated the report.Â
Work on these two stations will begin during the third quarter this year and the project is due for commercial operations by mid-2025.
