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Power Plants in Oman

Oman has 80 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 47th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 30 operating and 49 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 16.9 GW across 30 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Oman Green Energy wind farm (10.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Energy Development Oman SAOC (20), OQ (10) and Petroleum Development Oman LLC (10) — Energy Development Oman SAOC alone is named on 25% of them. Half of Oman's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 30 with a known date), 13 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Manah power plant, dating from 1996. 49 are in the pipeline, led by Oman Green Energy wind farm (10.0 GW), proposed. They account for 47% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Oman.

80
Power Plant in Oman
#47
of 155 countries
16.9 GW
Operating capacity
49
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Oman's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Manah power plant (1996) · newest Manah solar farm (2024) · 30 of 80 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Oman?
OverWatts maps 80 power plants in Oman — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 47th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Oman?
Oman Green Energy wind farm, at 10.0 GW, operated by Enertech Holding, InterContinental Energy, OQ.
How much power-generation capacity do Oman's power plants have?
About 16.9 GW operating across 30 plants, with a further 74.8 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Oman?
Energy Development Oman SAOC is named as owner or operator on the most — 20 of 80 (25%). Next are OQ (10), Petroleum Development Oman LLC (10) and Nama Power and Water Procurement Company SAOC (9).
How old are Oman's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 30 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Manah power plant (1996); 13 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Oman?
49 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Oman Green Energy wind farm (10.0 GW), Oman Green Energy solar farm (9.7 GW) and H2Oman solar farm (4.2 GW).

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