New record achieved by Dhofar Wind Power I Times of Oman

New record achieved by Dhofar Wind Power I Times of Oman

Muscat: The rural areas electricity company 'Tanweer' - a member of Nama Group- announced a new highest generation level at Dhofar Wind project exceeding 30 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in July, the highest since the Wind Farm commenced commercial operation in November 2019. The Plant, Oman's first wind-based power project and one of the most prominent renewable energy projects, managed to reach this level of power generation at an average wind speed of 12. 6 metres per second (m/s). On this occasion, Mr. Ahmed Said Al Harthy, Tanweer Acting CEO, said, "Tanweer seeks to develop and implement studies to support economic diversification plans, promote sustainable energy, and achieve optimal energy use by focusing on renewable energy projects in the company's concession areas." "Dhofar Wind Power Plant is part of the electricity transmission grid in the province and supplies customers with more than 190 GWH of clean electricity," he added. The wind farm has a generation capacity of 50 MW with 13 wind turbines, each turbine with a production capacity of 3. 8 MW. The generated electricity is transmitted via high voltage lines (132 kV) connected to the main grid in the Governorate of Dhofar to supply the costumers connected to it. Al