China Power Engineering awarded EPC Contract for Oman’s Ibri III IPP Project

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), UAE announces that it has reached a key development milestone for the Ibri III Independent Power Project with the signing of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract, for the first utility-scale solar and battery storage project in the Sultanate of Oman.

The EPC contract was awarded to China Power Engineering Consulting Group International Engineering Co. (CPECC).

Masdar lead the consortium developing this landmark project, which will combine a 500MW PV plant with a 100 MWh battery system. Once operational, it will produce enough electricity to power around 33,000 homes while avoiding more than 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Earlier, Nama Power and Water Procurement (PWP), Oman announces that it has signed an agreement for the development of the Sultanate of Oman’s first utility-scale solar and  battery storage project with the consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, Al Khadra Partners, Korea Midland Power Co. Ltd (KOMIPO), and OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE).(read more)