Assets of Omanâs Tanweer surge 26pc to RO 533m in 2019 – Oman The Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tamweer), a subsidiary of The Electricity Holding Company (Nama Group), has reported an impressive 26 percent growth in the value of its nationwide assets, which rose to RO 533 million at the end of 2019, up from RO 422 million a year earlier. It underscores wholly-government-owned Tanweerâs increasingly important role as the sole provider of electricity and potable water to vast swathes of the Sultanate that lie far beyond the coverage of the nationâs main power and water grids. Assets of Omanâs Tanweer surge 26pc to RO 533m in 2019 – OmanHIWI042020-06-13T14:56:20+02:00
Oman pulls quick u-turn on desalination payments – Oman Oman has moved to reassure private water and power producers that they will still get paid in full, a week after the countryâs central offtaker shocked companies by saying it would not be meeting its bills. At the start of last week, it emerged that the 11 private companies that supply just under 1.5 million m3/d of water in the Sultanate had been told by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) that there would be a âhold backâ of power and water capacity investment payments from April invoices onwards. Oman pulls quick u-turn on desalination payments – OmanHIWI042020-05-29T14:10:31+02:00
Veolia Oman mobilises to maintain water, waste services – Oman Since the beginning of the crisis, global water solutions specialist Veolia has put in place business continuity plans specific to each country that focus primarily on producing and supplying drinking water and treating wastewater, preserving waste collection operation, safeguarding energy management activities in cooling networks, performing industrial on-site services to ensure industrial continue to operate and upholding its activities processing hazardous waste, which is vital to maintaining key industrial operations. In Oman, the men and women of Veolia who are highly experienced in managing crisis, [âŚ] Veolia Oman mobilises to maintain water, waste services – OmanHIWI042020-04-23T16:52:41+02:00
AIIB in lending syndicate to Oman solar power project – Oman THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is amongst the lenders on the 500MW Ibri II solar power project in Oman. Last week lead sponsor ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia announced that it had reached financial close on the project, via a US$275 million senior debt facility with a maturity of 16.5 years. The six mandated lead banks are AIIB, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank Muscat, Riyad Bank, Siemens Bank, and Warba Bank. AIIB is providing US$60 million. (LINK). AIIB in lending syndicate to Oman solar power project – OmanHIWI042020-04-01T14:17:13+02:00
New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – Oman France-headquartered resource management specialist, Veolia, has joined forces with Omanâs Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company, and Sohar Operation Services, to launch an apprenticeship initiative aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Omanâs desalination sector. The nine-month programme will include theoretical learning within a classroom environment as well as on-the-job training for Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University and the Salalah Technology College. The apprenticeship programme is certified by the Ministry of Manpower in [âŚ] New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – OmanHIWI042020-03-12T19:25:44+01:00
MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – Oman In partnership with USAID, MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRCâs desalination innovation strategy has two approaches â an innovation inducement prize called the âOman Humanitarian Desalination Challengeâ carrying a $700,000 cash prize, and the international research call announced today with support from USAID. The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize is [âŚ] MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – OmanHIWI042020-03-08T19:08:54+01:00
Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – Oman MUSCAT, FEB 23 â MEDRC announced on Sunday the opening of team registration for this yearâs Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition. The Competition is a global water prize that looks to award $700,000 to the person or team that can invent a small, cheap and easy to use desalination device that would enable people in emergency situations to single handedly purify salty or contaminated water to a safe drinking standard. Todayâs announcement comes after MEDRC has completed the [âŚ] Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – OmanHIWI042020-02-24T15:03:34+01:00
In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water – Oman The pipes work like powerful straws, sucking in seawater and sending it through a series of tanks and filters. The Barka 4 desalination plant is Omanâs newest and largest. Powered by natural gas, the plant went online last year and at full capacity can churn out 74 million gallons of potable water in a day â enough to fill 112 Olympic-size swimming pools.  Oman relies on desalination because its extreme scarcity of water leaves few other options. In this corner of the Arabian Peninsula, [âŚ] In the Middle East, countries spend heavily to transform seawater into drinking water – OmanHIWI042019-12-17T13:46:32+01:00
Water-scarce Gulf countries bank on desalination, at a cost – Oman SUR: âWe have water, and itâs the most important thing in a house,â says Abdullah Al-Harthi from the port city of Sur in Oman, a country that relies on desalination plants. But for Oman and the other Gulf countries dominated by vast and scorching deserts, obtaining fresh water from the sea comes at a high financial and environmental cost. In Sur, south of the capital Muscat, water for residents and businesses comes from a large desalination plant that serves [âŚ] Water-scarce Gulf countries bank on desalination, at a cost – OmanHIWI042019-12-12T05:19:50+01:00
Omanâs second biggest water project launched – Oman A huge water desalination plant, with a production capacity of around 250,000 cubic metres (m3) per day, has been brought into operation at Sohar Port. The Suhar-4 Independent Water Project (IWP), built with an investment of around $220 million, reinforces Suharâs importance as Omanâs biggest seawater desalination hub designed to meet the escalating potable water requirements of vast swathes of the Batinah and other grid-connected parts of north Oman. Last week, Spanish water giant Sacyr â the lead investor in [âŚ] Omanâs second biggest water project launched – OmanHIWI042019-10-13T06:12:19+02:00