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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.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- gas13.8 GW +2.9 GW planned
- solar3.2 GW +38.3 GW planned
- wind0 MW +33.4 GW planned
- biomass0 MW +150 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Oman
- Oman Green Energy wind farm10.0 GW · wind · proposed
- Oman Green Energy solar farm9.7 GW · solar · 2032 · construction
- H2Oman solar farm4.2 GW · solar · 2027 · construction
- H2Oman wind farm4.2 GW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Sur Hydrogen Cluster solar farm3.8 GW · solar · 2030 · proposed
- Engie - Posco Hyport Duqm solar farm2.6 GW · solar · 2030 · construction
- Engie - Posco Hyport wind farm2.5 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- Amnah-Duqm solar farm2.3 GW · solar · construction
- Amnah-Duqm wind farm2.3 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- Salalah Hydrogen wind farm2.3 GW · wind · construction
- Hydrogen Oman wind farm2.2 GW · wind · construction
- Sur Independent power plant2.0 GW · gas · 2014
- Hyport Duqm solar farm2.0 GW · solar · construction
- Oman Green Energy wind farm2.0 GW · wind · 2032 · construction
- Salalah Hydrogen solar farm1.9 GW · solar · construction
- BP Oman-Dhofar solar farm1.8 GW · solar · construction
- BP Oman-Duqm solar farm1.8 GW · solar · construction
- BP Oman-Dhofar wind farm1.8 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- BP Oman-Duqm wind farm1.8 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- Sohar III power plant1.7 GW · gas · 2019
- Misfah Independent power plant1.6 GW · gas · 2029 · construction
- SalalaH2 solar farm1.6 GW · solar · construction
- SalalaH2 wind farm1.6 GW · wind · construction
- Ibri Independent power plant1.5 GW · gas · 2019
- Hyport Duqm wind farm1.3 GW · wind · 2029 · construction
- Miraah solar farm1.0 GW · solar · 2018
- Sohar Aluminum power plant1.0 GW · gas · 2008
- Manah solar farm1.0 GW · solar · 2024
- Solar PV IPPs 2029 solar farm1.0 GW · solar · 2029 · proposed
- New Duqm Independent Water and power plant800 MW · gas · 2029 · construction
- Barka III Independent power plant766 MW · gas · 2013
- Sohar II power plant766 MW · gas · 2013
- Polysilicon-OQ solar farm700 MW · solar · proposed
- Barka II Independent Water and power plant688 MW · gas · 2009
- Hydrogen Oman solar farm650 MW · solar · proposed
- Duqm-OPWP solar farm600 MW · solar · 2027 · construction
- Sohar power plant597 MW · gas · 2007
- Al Mazyunah solar farm558 MW · solar · 2015
- Qarn Alam power plant523 MW · gas · 2004
- Adam solar farm500 MW · solar · construction
- Ibri 2 Solar500 MW · solar · 2022
- Ibri 3 solar farm500 MW · solar · 2027 · construction
- MIS Solar IPP 2025500 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
- MIS Solar IPP 2027500 MW · solar · 2027 · proposed
- Rusail power plant480 MW · gas · 1983 · idle
- Barka I Independent Water and power plant456 MW · gas · 2003
- Salalah 2 Independent power plant450 MW · gas · 2018
- GameChange-Duqm solar farm450 MW · solar · construction
- Salalah Independent Water and power plant445 MW · gas · 2012
- Mahout wind farm400 MW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Sohar Port solar farm350 MW · solar · proposed
- Duqm Independent Water and power plant326 MW · gas · 2021
- Shinas solar farm300 MW · solar · proposed
- Sinaw solar farm300 MW · solar · 2028 · construction
- Al Kamil power plant285 MW · gas · 2003
- Qalhat LNG power station280 MW · gas · 2005
- Al Kamil Solar IPP280 MW · solar · 2028 · construction
- Ras Madrakah wind farm270 MW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Manah power plant261 MW · gas · 1996
- Salalah Power Plant256 MW · gas · 2003
- Amal power plant252 MW · gas · 2012
- Mukhaizna power plant252 MW · gas · 2007
- Duqm wind IPP farm250 MW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Wind IPP 2029200 MW · wind · 2029 · proposed
- Rusail power plant186 MW · gas · 1997
- Saih Rawl power plant185 MW · gas · 2019
- Barka power station150 MW · biomass · 2028 · construction
- Rabab Harweel Project power plant150 MW · gas · 2019
- Dhofar wind farm130 MW · wind · construction
- Dhofar II wind farm123 MW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Musandam power plant120 MW · gas · 2017
- New Qalhat LNG power station120 MW · gas · 2021
- Lekhwair power station110 MW · gas · 2020
- Amin Solar PV Power Plant105 MW · solar · 2020
- Saih Nahaydah solar farm105 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
- Madayn-Sohar solar farm100 MW · solar · 2028 · proposed
- Paew solar farm100 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
- Jalan Bani Bu Ali IPP wind farm100 MW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Riyah I wind farm100 MW · wind · 2026 · construction
- Riyah II wind farm100 MW · wind · 2026 · construction
Who owns Oman's power plants
- Energy Development Oman SAOC20 25%
- OQ10 13%
- Petroleum Development Oman LLC10 13%
- Nama Power and Water Procurement Company SAOC9 11%
- Oman Energy and Water Procurement Firm (OPWP)5 6%
- BP Oman4 5%
- ACWA Power3 4%
- Enertech Holding3 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1990s2
- 2000s9
- 2010s13
- 2020s6
Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Manah power plant (1996) · newest Manah solar farm (2024) · 30 of 80 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Oman Green Energy wind farm10.0 GW · wind · proposed
- Oman Green Energy solar farm9.7 GW · solar · 2032 · construction
- H2Oman solar farm4.2 GW · solar · 2027 · construction
- H2Oman wind farm4.2 GW · wind · 2027 · construction
- Sur Hydrogen Cluster solar farm3.8 GW · solar · 2030 · proposed
- Engie - Posco Hyport Duqm solar farm2.6 GW · solar · 2030 · construction
- Engie - Posco Hyport wind farm2.5 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- Amnah-Duqm solar farm2.3 GW · solar · construction
- Amnah-Duqm wind farm2.3 GW · wind · 2030 · construction
- Salalah Hydrogen wind farm2.3 GW · wind · construction
- Hydrogen Oman wind farm2.2 GW · wind · construction
- Hyport Duqm solar farm2.0 GW · solar · construction
How Oman compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 44. Malaysia84
- 45. Nigeria84
- 46. Portugal84
- 47. Oman80
- 48. Ukraine78
- 49. Nepal72
- 50. Algeria69
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).