Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is launching three wind IPPs across the sultanate, the Oman Observer reports. OPWP says the Duqm wind project and Jaalan Bani Bu Wind will come online in 2Q 2026 followed by the Harweel Wind project in 4Q 2026. While the capacity of the project was not announced, speculations rank the projects as yielding between 100 to 200 MW each. Tender documents will be available until Saturday, 25 February for interested bidders and submission deadlines are set on 22 and 23 March for commercial and legal bids.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

• Germany-based ILF Consulting Engineers was awarded a contract to carry out pre-development consulting work for three solar PV parks in Saudi Arabia. The parks are pegged to be the biggest renewable energy projects in the KSA by installed capacity. (Trade Arabia)
• Tunisia is establishing a new solid waste management center — a partnership agreement between Bizerte city and the Rostock municipality in Germany — set to be operational by April 2023. The initiative will be funded by the German development agency (GIZ) and aims to treat at least 2.6 mn tons of solid waste annually. (Agence Tunis Afrique Presse)
• Saudi Arabia has signed an MoU with Standard Chartered Bank to assess the requirements for sustainable investments in the kingdom’s mining sector, with a focus on accelerating projects and investments in mining and mining value chains — including green metals and battery components. (SPA)
• The Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen is providing three Yemeni governorates with 12 solar-powered drinking water stations and 35 agricultural irrigation systems run with renewable energy. (SPA)
• Dubai Electricity and Water Authority CEO Saeed Al Tayer met on Thursday with a high-ranking delegation from Germany’s Saxony region to discuss potential cooperation in renewable energy and green mobility projects. No further details on the projects were disclosed. (Twitter)
• A business delegation from Hong Kong visited the UAE last week to explore collaboration in areas including sustainability, smart city development, and technology. (Bloomberg)
• UAE’s Masdar City expects work on its 30k sqm renewables-powered community The Link to be completed by 1Q 2025. (Wam)