Oman Shell announced in a statement that it has launched the 25-megawatt Qabas solar plant, the company’s first utility scale, photovoltaic (PV) solar project in the Middle East and in Oman.
The project is located on a 50-hectare site within Sohar Freezone, northern Oman.
It consists of over 88,000 solar modules. The renewable electricity output from Qabas is supplied to a large ferrochrome production facility, displacing the equivalent gas-fired power generation taken from the grid and avoiding more than 25,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
As per the statement, the project was completed to budget and on time while meeting Oman Shell’s stringent Goal Zero safety standards. It was accomplished despite unprecedented challenges created by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
India’s Sterling and Wilson was the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor of the project. (read more)
It is the first step for the Public Authority of Special Economic Zones and Free Zones’ plan for solar projects equating to 1 gigawatt in Sohar. This will help free up natural gas for other industrial use.” statement said.
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