Oman Tenders 1.5 GW Of Solar

Oman's state-owned power and water procurement agency, PWP, has opened a tender covering two solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 1.5 GW.

Tender details list the projects as the Adam Solar independent power project (IPP), a 1 GW solar site to feature a battery energy storage system, and the Sinaw Solar IPP, a 500 MW solar facility.

Further details published by PWP state the Adam Solar IPP will be built on over 20 million sqm of land and have a project cost of an estimated $746 million. The Sinaw Solar IPP will be built on over 5 million sqm of land at a project cost of around $288 million.

The tender is beginning with the issuance of a request for qualification (RFQ) document. Interested developers are required to submit a statement of qualification by July 27. The deadline to purchase tender documents, which are available for a fee of OMR 350 ($910.31), is July 7.

PWP's latest tender follows a recent search for a consultancy to support a 300 MW solar project, which is open for applications until July 26, and a separate consultancy tender covering a green hydrogen project.

Oman's cumulative solar capacity reached 1,672 MW by the end of last year, according to figures published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Earlier this year, pv magazine profiled Oman's new polysilicon factory, currently the largest of its kind outside of China.