Oman food company invites bids for PV solar project
The A’Namaa Poultry division of Oman Food Investment Holding has invited developers to submit proposals for a 15MW photovoltaic (PV) solar project in the Al-Dhahirah governorate of Oman.
Developers have been invited to submit proposals by 19 April.
According to a local media report, the project will be developed under a build, operate, transfer (BOT) model with a long -term, 20-25 year, power purchase agreement (PPA).
A’Namaa is planning to invest an estimated RO100m ($260m) in developing a poultry farm which will have the capacity to produce 60,000 tonnes a year of white meat for the local and export markets.
The poultry company is also planning to develop a biomass gasification system to produce electricity from the manure collected from the project. When completed, the biomass system is planned to have the capacity to generate 6.3MW of electricity through waste-to-energy technology.
A’Namaa is one of the first private sector companies to plan a captive power plant at such a scale. State utility company Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is pushing ahead with a number of large renewable energy projects.
The first 500MW is due to come online in 2022. A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power is developing the Ibri 2 IPP project, having signed the final project agreements in May last year.
Energy & Utilities recently reported that OPWP was planning to issue tender documents for two planned 500-600MW PV solar projects in March.
The PV solar plants will be developed at Manah, 150km southwest of the capital Muscat. US/Indian Synergy Consulting has been appointed as financial adviser by OPWP, with DLA Piper providing legal advisory services and Germany's Fichtner providing technical advisory services.
Oman's government is planning for renewable energy to contribute 10 per cent of the country's total generating capacity in the main interconnected system by 2025.
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