Oman Selects Bidders For 500 MW Solar Power Plant Tender

Nama Power lists 4 companies and consortia for Ibri III project
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The Ibri III Solar Project in Oman will be located alongside Ibri II project commissioned by ACWA Power in 2022. Pictured is an ACWA Power Solar Project in Saudi Arabia. (Photo Credit: ACWA Power)
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Key Takeaways
  • Nama Power has selected 4 bidder consortiums for the Ibri III Solar Project  

  • Sembcorp Utilities of Singapore is participating as an individual company  

  • The 3 bidding consortia have Masdar, ACWA Power, and EDF Renouvelables as the participating companies 

Oman’s Nama Power and Water Procurement Company has revealed the list of companies that have officially submitted bids for the 500 MW Ibri III Solar Project, to be located in Al Dhahirah Governorate.

The 4 bidders listed include the consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), and Al Khadra Partners.

ACWA Power Company and TotalEnergies Renewables form another consortium. A bid has also been submitted by the joint partnership of EDF Renouvelables and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO).

Sembcorp Utilities has submitted its bid as an individual bidder. A subsidiary of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries recently announced the successful completion of the acceptance tests for its 588 MW Manah II Solar Project in Oman. Nama Power is the offtaker under a 20-year agreement (see Middle East & Africa Solar PV News Snippets: EWEC Secures Land for 4.6 GW New RE Projects & More).

These companies were among the 9 shortlisted applicants for the tender out of 12 responses Nama Power received for the Ibri III Solar Independent Power Producer (IPP) project.

The project will be located alongside the 500 MW Ibri II Solar Project, commissioned by the ACWA Power-led consortium in 2022 (see Oman Reveals Shortlisted Companies For Ibri III Solar Plant). 

The Ibri III project is estimated to be built for a total investment of OMR 155 million ($402.6 million). Its commercial operation date is slated to be Q1 2027.

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