The 264MW gas-powered Manah IPP was procured under a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model in the 1990s.
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90 Views | the publication reaches you by | Oman NewsThe transfer of ownership on 1 May follows the expiry of the power-purchase agreement (PPA) signed between the project company, United Power Company (UPC), and Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the sultanate’s sole power and water offtaker.
In its latest seven-year statement published last year, OPWP said it was ‘evaluating the prospects for a sale of the [Manah] asset under a new PPA for an extended period’.
There are plans to develop two solar photovoltaic (PV) IPPs in Manah, which is located 150km southwest of the capital Muscat.
OPWP had expected to issue the request for proposals (RFPs) for the Manah 1 and 2 IPPs in the first quarter of 2020. However, the tender has not been issued so far.
The state utility prequalified nine teams to bid for the contract in December.
The prequalified bidders are:
The Manah 1 and 2 solar PV projects, previously named solar IPP 2022 and 2023 respectively, will have a capacity of 500MW–600MW each.
In March, a consortium, comprising Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power and Kuwaiti companies, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Alternative Energy Projects Company (AEPC), achieved financial closure for the planned 500MW solar PV IPP at Ibri.
Unlike the Manah gas-fired IPP, the new schemes will be developed according to the build, own, operate (BOO) model.
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