22 January 2011
MUSCAT: Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has prequalified six developers to bid for building a 2,000MW independent power project in Sur.
The companies prequalified are Japan's Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui, Germany's Siemens, Singapore's Sembcorp Utilities, Turkey's Enka and United States-based AES Oasis Energy.
These companies have been selected from among 29 multinational companies across the world that evinced interest in participating in the development of the project, which is expected to have 2,000MW generation capacity in two different stages. This is one of the major power projects aimed at meeting growing demand for power in the country.
OPWP earlier stated that the early power generation (the first phase of development) is expected ahead of summer peak demand in 2013 and full commissioning is expected ahead of 2014 summer peak demand.
Transmission system
OETC chairman Saif bin Abdullah Al Sumri last week said that the power generation capacity of the proposed independent power project (IPP) will be around 2,000MW -- 500MW in the first phase and 1,500MW in the second phase.
Prequalified companies have until March 7 to submit final bids. The winning bidder is expected to complete the first phase by the summer of 2013 to help the country meet its peak demand. The proposed location of the IPP on the industrial site at Sur is ideal for the development of a large scale power plant. Gas will be available by tapping into the existing pipeline feeding the Oman LNG plant, which runs on the outskirts of the proposed site.
Meanwhile, OETC has already started taking initiatives to reinforce the transmission system around Sur to evacuate power from the newly planned mega power project to the main grid, which will be implemented in two different phases. The first phase for 220KV lines, between Sur and Jahloot, has been awarded to National Contracting Company, which was part of RO116 million worth contracts signed by OETC with contracting firms last week. This transmission line will go up to 400KV in the second phase. The local demand in Sur is less than what the power project can generate and therefore, there is a need to export it to the rest of Oman. Industry sources said that the two green field power projects (Barka 3 and Sohar 2) each with a planned generation capacity of 744MW each, an IWPP in Salalah, the proposed Sur IPP and another one in Duqm with an envisaged capacity of 1,000MW will meet the country's additional demand for power for another seven years.
According to OPWP, the demand for electricity is expected to grow by 374MW per annum in the main interconnected system for another five to six years to reach 6043MW by 2016.
MUSCAT: Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has prequalified six developers to bid for building a 2,000MW independent power project in Sur.
The companies prequalified are Japan's Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui, Germany's Siemens, Singapore's Sembcorp Utilities, Turkey's Enka and United States-based AES Oasis Energy.
These companies have been selected from among 29 multinational companies across the world that evinced interest in participating in the development of the project, which is expected to have 2,000MW generation capacity in two different stages. This is one of the major power projects aimed at meeting growing demand for power in the country.
OPWP earlier stated that the early power generation (the first phase of development) is expected ahead of summer peak demand in 2013 and full commissioning is expected ahead of 2014 summer peak demand.
Transmission system
OETC chairman Saif bin Abdullah Al Sumri last week said that the power generation capacity of the proposed independent power project (IPP) will be around 2,000MW -- 500MW in the first phase and 1,500MW in the second phase.
Prequalified companies have until March 7 to submit final bids. The winning bidder is expected to complete the first phase by the summer of 2013 to help the country meet its peak demand. The proposed location of the IPP on the industrial site at Sur is ideal for the development of a large scale power plant. Gas will be available by tapping into the existing pipeline feeding the Oman LNG plant, which runs on the outskirts of the proposed site.
Meanwhile, OETC has already started taking initiatives to reinforce the transmission system around Sur to evacuate power from the newly planned mega power project to the main grid, which will be implemented in two different phases. The first phase for 220KV lines, between Sur and Jahloot, has been awarded to National Contracting Company, which was part of RO116 million worth contracts signed by OETC with contracting firms last week. This transmission line will go up to 400KV in the second phase. The local demand in Sur is less than what the power project can generate and therefore, there is a need to export it to the rest of Oman. Industry sources said that the two green field power projects (Barka 3 and Sohar 2) each with a planned generation capacity of 744MW each, an IWPP in Salalah, the proposed Sur IPP and another one in Duqm with an envisaged capacity of 1,000MW will meet the country's additional demand for power for another seven years.
According to OPWP, the demand for electricity is expected to grow by 374MW per annum in the main interconnected system for another five to six years to reach 6043MW by 2016.
© Times of Oman 2011
