Oman to issue RFQs for solar, wind projects

Oman to issue RFQs for solar, wind projects

Oman - Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) linked to a flurry of new renewable energy projects are set to go out before the end of this year as the Sultanate of Oman embarks on a new phase of procurement of solar and wind capacity to meet its electricity decarbonisation targets.

As many as four new wind-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs), as well as a mid-size solar PV-based IPP and a Waste-to-Energy scheme, have been identified for procurement via competitive tenders starting with the issuance of RFQs sometime during the current quarter, according to Nama Power & Water Procurement Co (PWP), the state-run monopoly procurer of all new capacity and offtaker of output.

First off is a Wind IPP planned in Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate with an installed capacity of around 200 – 300 MW. According to PWP, part of Nama Group, an RFQ for the project is proposed to be issued in Q3 2023, which will be followed by a Request for Proposals (RFP) in Q1 2024. The project is proposed to be brought into operation in Q3 2026.

A similar procurement timeframe is also envisaged for a new Wind IPP planned for implementation at Jalaan Bani Bu Ali in North Al Sharqiyah