Acwa Power gears up for commissioning of big Oman solar project
MUSCAT, January 19, 2021 Shams Ad-Dhahira Generating Company (SAGC), a company backed by a consortium of Saudi-based Acwa Power, a major developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, is gearing up for the commissioning of Oman’s biggest solar photovoltaic (PV) project - the 500 MW Ibri 2 - ahead of its full commercial operation in mid-2021. The mega project, coming up on a 1,300-hectare site in the country s northwest region of Ibri, is being developed in consortium with top Kuwaiti groups Gulf Investment Corporation and Alternative Energy Projects Company.