Singapore’s Sembcorp on 30 December announced the start of commercial operations at the 500MW (588MWp) Manah II solar PV facility it has been developing in the north of Oman, 140km southwest of the capital Muscat. Sembcorp says it has “successfully completed the acceptance tests to achieve the commercial operation… more than four months ahead of its scheduled commercial operation date.”
The Project is backed by a 20-year 500MW power purchase agreement with Oman’s state Nama Power and Water Procurement Company. (CONTINUED - 147 WORDS)