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MUSCAT: Applications for the installation of small and medium-scale grid-connection solar PV projects nearly doubled in 2023 alone, underscoring the rising appeal of cost-competitive renewable energy,...

MUSCAT, AUGUST 14 Musstir LLC, the real estate development arm of Omani-owned MB Group of Companies, recently hosted Salem bin Mohamed al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, and other...

MUSCAT: Nama Electricity Distribution Company (NEDC), Oman’s sole electricity distribution company outside of Dhofar Governorate, has revealed that its ongoing drive to install smart meters in place...

MUSCAT, AUGUST 12 UK-based strategic mining firm Knights Bay Oryx Ltd (KBO) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Knights Bay Mining and Trading LLC (KBM) has successfully completed the...

MUSCAT, AUGUST 11 An Oman-based clean energy startup has unveiled plans to introduce small-scale hydrogen production plants in the Sultanate of Oman that are designed to convert municipal solid waste...

MUSCAT: Austrian solar tech startup Heliovis has announced that a groundbreaking Solar Water Treatment Plant, constructed at a remote oilfield location in Dhofar Governorate, will be brought into...

MUSCAT: In a strategic move to bolster its long-term growth and expansion plans, global mining giant Vale S.A., through its subsidiary Vale International S.A., has signed a binding agreement with a...

MUSCAT: OQ, the integrated global energy group of the Sultanate of Oman, and DEME, a Belgian-based offshore energy and marine infrastructure group, will each retain a 25.5 per cent stake in Hyport...

MUSCAT: The renewable energy arm of TotalEnergies has announced the successful commissioning of a 7 MWp-capacity solar PV project that will support the clean energy requirements of an integrated...

International engineering and consulting firm ILF has announced that it has been selected by Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) – the sole procurer of power and water capacity in the...

MUSCAT: Global technology giant Honeywell has signed an agreement with US sustainable aviation specialist Odys Aviation to collaborate in the development of a ground control station necessary to...

MUSCAT: A landmark partnership announced by Oman’s national transport operator Mwasalat with US-based sustainable aviation pioneer Odys Aviation earlier this week, will pave the way for the...

MUSCAT, JULY 17 Capitalising on the government-led thrust towards e-mobility in the Sultanate of Oman, a first-ever expo spotlighting the entire ecosystem around electric vehicles (EV) will be held...

MUSCAT, JULY 15 The wholly government-owned Integrated Gas Company SAOC (IGC), currently the sole aggregator and supplier of natural gas to Oman’s ever expanding portfolio of customers, has...

MUSCAT, JULY 15 Oman Shell has announced that its landmark low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project – dubbed ‘Blue Horizons’ – has entered the key pre-FEED (front-end engineering design)...

MUSCAT, JULY 14 As many as eight clusters, earmarked by the Omani government for development into Special Economic Zones, Free Zones and Industrial Cities, are currently in various stages of design...

MUSCAT: The developers of one of the biggest polysilicon manufacturing plants in the Middle East, currently in the early stages of development at Sohar Port and Freezone in the Sultanate of Oman, have...

MUSCAT, JULY 9 A digital platform envisaged as an online portal for enabling commercial transactions around recyclable waste commodities, is currently in the early stages of development, according to...

MUSCAT, JULY 8 Five leading Omani public sector organisations have come together to explore opportunities for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) with a specific focus on biogenic CO2 –...

MUSCAT, JULY 7 Production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – also known as cooking gas – soared to 990,000 metric tonnes in 2023, strengthening Oman’s positioning as an important producer and...