Once completed, the plant will provide the tenants of Suhar Industrial City with a cheaper source of electricity, while also allowing them to meet their decarbonisation targets thereby maintaining their competitive advantage

Oman based renewable energy company, Solar Wadi, has obtained a license to set up a utility-scale solar PV power project catering to the green energy requirements of Suhar Industrial City – one of the biggest manufacturing hubs of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn).

The total capacity of the project is expected to be 86 to 100MW, according to reports.

Once completed, the plant will provide the tenants of Suhar Industrial City with a cheaper source of electricity, while also allowing them to meet their decarbonisation targets thereby maintaining their competitive advantage.

An area of over 1 million square metres has been earmarked within Phase 7 of the Suhar Industrial City plan for the installation of vast arrays of solar panels and other facilities linked to the project.

As part of a competitive tender launched by Solar Wadi earlier this month, qualified companies had been invited to submit Expressions of Interest (EoI) to register their interest in bidding for the contract to implement the solar PV scheme by 26th January.

The successful bidder will receive a contract for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of the solar PV project in Suhar.

According to an indicative procurement timeline disclosed by Solar Wadi, a Request for Proposals (RfP) is expected to be issued to suitably qualified bidders as early as February 2, 2023.

A shortlist of preferred bidders is anticipated by around May, culminating in an award soon thereafter.

Solar Wadi is backed by a group of pension funds, Omani investors and international solar developers.