Ibri Solar Energy Station, opened earlier this year, has a capacity to serve 50,000 households and contributes to the reduction of Co2 emissions by 340,000 tons per annum. The project spearheads Oman’s drive to utilize renewable energy transformation to enhance the security of power for a sustainable future and achieve balance between requirements of development and natural resources needed for economic growth, while at the same time diminishing the impacts of climate change. Oman envisions using renewable energy for a wide array of projects that are environmentally friendly and protect natural resources. The vision implements a strategic approach based on the creation of efficient, balanced, and flexible ecosystems that enhance the national economy.
This transformation is projected to raise the consumption of renewable energy and the reduction of reliance on natural gas in producing electricity. It also aims to augment the proportion of consumption by 20% by 2030, besides ameliorating Oman’s environmental performance index so that the country would enter the sphere of 40 best states in the world. Oman’s first renewable energy project was Dhofar Wind Power Station, set up in 2019, with a capacity of 50 megawatts, enough to cover 16,000 households and contribute to the reduction of Co2 emissions by 116,000 tons a year. Oman is also planning to set up a wind farm, with a capacity of 100 megawatts in the Wilayat of Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali in the Governorate of South A’Sharqiyah, along with two wind power projects (capacity 160-200) in the Wilayat of Duqm in the Governorate of Al Wusta. Oman launched the Middle East’s first spot energy market.