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MUSCAT: Al Rusayl Industrial City — the first industrial cluster established in the Sultanate of Oman — has been formally listed on the Third Market of the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), marking a...

MUSCAT, JAN 6 Two US-based, energy-linked firms have announced that they have been selected by the Omani government to assess the viability of deploying advanced electric heating technology to unlock...

MUSCAT, JAN 5 Non-hydrocarbon revenues — encompassing taxes, levies, fees and other non-oil income streams — continue to trend upward, reflecting the Omani government’s sustained efforts to...

MUSCAT, JAN 4 Net gas revenues are projected to rise by 10.4 per cent to RO 1.961 billion in fiscal 2026, up from an estimated RO 1.777 billion in 2025, marking a notable increase driven largely by a...

MUSCAT: The Omani government’s subsidy allocations for key utilities and public services totalled a substantial RO 7.3 billion over the 2021–2025 period of the 10th Five-Year Plan, underscoring...

MUSCAT, Jan 2 More than 20 projects and initiatives are planned for advancement and implementation during 2026 under the Omani government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme, as well as its...

MUSCAT,: Having overseen a sizable increase in renewable energy capacity in 2025, Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP) – the single buyer of electricity and desalinated water in the...

MUSCAT, DEC 31 A new report by the Majan Council, a Muscat-based think tank focused on regional development and advancement, has identified 30 clean energy–related sectors with strong potential to...

MUSCAT, DEC 30 The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has revealed that it is studying the establishment of a ‘Unified Gas Buyer’ for Oman’s electricity sector, a move aimed at supporting the...

MUSCAT, DEC 29 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed recently between Salalah Mills Company SAOG and the Port of Salalah will pave the way for the development of a Strategic Silos Project at...

MUSCAT, DEC 28 A new chapter in Oman’s industrial development is taking shape in Al Duqm, as policymakers, energy companies and industrial leaders converge around a shared vision for...

MUSCAT: OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), part of OQ Group, has invited local companies to submit Expressions of Interest (EoIs) outlining the roles they could play in a future national CO₂ pipeline network,...

MUSCAT, DEC 25 Oman’s clean economy—spanning renewables, green hydrogen, e-fuels and other low-carbon technologies—represents not just an environmental and technological transition, but a...

MUSCAT, DEC 24 OQ Trading (OQT) – the international trading arm of Oman’s integrated energy group OQ – expects its trading volumes to exceed 60 million tonnes in 2025, up from 55 million tonnes...

MUSCAT, DEC 23 In a significant boost for efforts to recycle PET plastics — currently estimated to account for roughly half of all plastic waste ending up in landfills — an agreement has been...

MUSCAT, DEC 22 The Barka V Independent Water Project (IWP), which entered commercial operation in South Al Batinah Governorate in June 2024, is preparing to integrate a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm...

MUSCAT: Ahead of the start of trial production at its landmark US$1.6 billion polysilicon complex in Sohar Freezone, United Solar Polysilicon’s parent, United Solar Holding Inc, has secured a US$30...

MUSCAT, DEC 20 Solar Wadi, one of Oman’s pioneering independent renewable energy companies, is targeting the development of around 500 MWp of cumulative renewable capacity over the next three...

MUSCAT, DEC 19 A Swiss-backed sustainable fuels project proposed in Oman could ultimately be underpinned by up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of dedicated renewable electricity, a scale that would place it...

Oman-based American Advanced Clean Energy (AACE) has expanded the capacity of its solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing plant in Salalah Free Zone, targeting the lucrative US market by...