Musact - APR Energy, a Florida-based company which provides scalable and customised fast-track power solutions, has been awarded a 32MW power contract in the sultanate in response to a tender issued by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), according to APR Energy's first quarter interim management report.
The 32MW power will be injected into the Sur33 132kV grid sub-station. The contract is expected to start generating power in the second quarter of this year.
"The purpose of the contract is to cover an expected power deficit in Oman. Power will be delivered on a fast-track interim basis. The solution will comprise a turnkey power plant consisting of diesel reciprocating engines," an APR Energy official said, in an e-mail statement to Muscat Daily.
The new 32MW contract follows APR Energy's successful execution of a similar project in the sultanate last year. Among the power providers selected to share in the fulfilment of the tender, APR Energy was the only large, global fast-track power solutions company chosen.
APR Energy had designed, installed, and commissioned a fast-track, turnkey power plan to provide 24MW of peak demand backup power via Muscat Electricity Distribution Co (MEDC).
"APR Energy continues to target strong year-to-year revenue growth and remains committed to improving the utilisation of our diesel fleet. The new contracts demonstrate that our highly fuel-efficient diesel engines position us very well to compete for new fast-track power contracts, providing fuel savings that help drive an overall lower cost to the customer," John Campion, CEO of the company, said in the interim management statement.
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