05 February 2013
Muscat: The state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) Company has floated a tender inviting companies to generate power on a temporary basis this year. According to sources, this is aimed at meeting any anticipated power shortage in the coming summer season, when the demand is at its peak.
The successful bidder probably will use diesel-fired power generation units, which will be connected to the Main Interconnected System (MIS).
Anticipated shortage
The anticipated shortage is generally around 100MW, mainly driven by population growth and increasing demand from industries.
Sources said that the anticipated shortage could be due to a delay in fully commissioning Barka III and Sohar II power projects. The first phase (or early power) of these two major plants have already been completed and power generation started sometime back. Both these power plants have a combined generation capacity of 1,500MW. The average annual growth in demand during peak season in MIS is around 13 per cent and off-peak season demand growth is estimated around 7 per cent.
As many as thirteen companies have evinced interest in participating in the tender. These include Ofsat Limited, Oasis Trading and Equipment, Sakr Energy Solutions, Al Asala Engineering and Contracting, Al Hajri Trading and Bahwan Enterprises. The last date for submitting bids is February 11.
Power demand across Oman is expected to reach 7,271MW by 2018, according to the latest Seven Year Statement prepared by OPWP.
The demand for power in the Main Interconnected System, which covers the north of the country, will grow at eight per cent per year from 3,845MW in 2011 to 6,582MW in 2018. Demand in Salalah will rise 10 per cent per year from 348MW to 689MW over the same period. In the low-case scenario, demand growth in Salalah region is expected to be sustained at seven per cent, reaching 571 MW by 2018. But the high-case scenario considers more rapid industrialisation in Salalah, with peak demand projected to jump
17 per cent annually to 1041 MW in 2018.
To help cover the demand for power, a number of projects are under various stages of planning and construction, which include the Sur independent power
project, the Salalah independent water and power project, and the Barka 3 and Sohar 2 facilities. Further, three more power plants -- one each in Musandam, Quriyat
and Salalah -- are in planning stage.
Muscat: The state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) Company has floated a tender inviting companies to generate power on a temporary basis this year. According to sources, this is aimed at meeting any anticipated power shortage in the coming summer season, when the demand is at its peak.
The successful bidder probably will use diesel-fired power generation units, which will be connected to the Main Interconnected System (MIS).
Anticipated shortage
The anticipated shortage is generally around 100MW, mainly driven by population growth and increasing demand from industries.
Sources said that the anticipated shortage could be due to a delay in fully commissioning Barka III and Sohar II power projects. The first phase (or early power) of these two major plants have already been completed and power generation started sometime back. Both these power plants have a combined generation capacity of 1,500MW. The average annual growth in demand during peak season in MIS is around 13 per cent and off-peak season demand growth is estimated around 7 per cent.
As many as thirteen companies have evinced interest in participating in the tender. These include Ofsat Limited, Oasis Trading and Equipment, Sakr Energy Solutions, Al Asala Engineering and Contracting, Al Hajri Trading and Bahwan Enterprises. The last date for submitting bids is February 11.
Power demand across Oman is expected to reach 7,271MW by 2018, according to the latest Seven Year Statement prepared by OPWP.
The demand for power in the Main Interconnected System, which covers the north of the country, will grow at eight per cent per year from 3,845MW in 2011 to 6,582MW in 2018. Demand in Salalah will rise 10 per cent per year from 348MW to 689MW over the same period. In the low-case scenario, demand growth in Salalah region is expected to be sustained at seven per cent, reaching 571 MW by 2018. But the high-case scenario considers more rapid industrialisation in Salalah, with peak demand projected to jump
17 per cent annually to 1041 MW in 2018.
To help cover the demand for power, a number of projects are under various stages of planning and construction, which include the Sur independent power
project, the Salalah independent water and power project, and the Barka 3 and Sohar 2 facilities. Further, three more power plants -- one each in Musandam, Quriyat
and Salalah -- are in planning stage.
© Times of Oman 2013
