Renewable Energy in Oman Public Authority for Electricity and Water Khalil Alzidi Senior Renewable Energy Engineer

 Introduction  Challenges  PAEW Initiatives  Capacity Building Contents

Generation Transmission Distribution Electricity in Oman RAECO (Rural) Salalah (South) MIS (North)

OPWP AER PAEW Policy making, Decision making, Attract investment, Feasibility studies... Regulation, Tariff, License, legal claims... The single buyer, Project development, Contracts management and follow-up... Electricity in Oman

Introduction  Renewable Energy Resources (2008, by AER): Target: 1- How much renewable energy is available 2- Possibility for electricity generation Results: 1- Significant potential from solar and wind 2- Limited potential from geothermal, biogas and wave Recommendations: 1- Conduct pilot projects in Rural areas (currently Diesel generation) 2- Start feasibility study for utility (large scale) solar generation

Challenges

 Cost Challenges  Bankable Data  Subsidy  Target

Initiatives

 Renewables Readiness Assessment (In collaboration with IRENA) International Initiatives A holistic evaluation of the sultanate conditions and identifying the actions needed to overcome barriers to renewable energy deployment.  Recommendations:  Policy and Regulation  RE Implementation and Market  Institutional and Legal Framework  Resource Mapping  R&D and Capacity Building

International Initiatives  Roof-top Program An incentive program is investigated from technical and financial point of view for roof-top PV systems.  Residential  1.4GW  450MW  FiT  20 years

 Dhophar wind farm (50MW) International Initiatives 25 turbines 2MW  Operation: 2017

Local Initiatives  Feasibility study of large scale solar power plants ( MW) 1- Best sites for large scale power plants ( MW) out of 23 sites 2- Best technologies for these locations 3- Legal and financial framework for the project Results:  4 locations: Adam, Manah, Al-Khabourah and Ibri  Preliminary environmental permits for Adam and Manah sites  Metrological stations were installed

Local Initiatives  National Energy Strategic Study The study will produce a detailed energy supply development plan and demonstrate the impacts for the whole Oman economy through a comprehensive energy balance and macroeconomic model. Target and Phasing Policy and Strategy

Local initiatives  Wind Atlas The best sites for wind energy plants will be identified in two stages: 1- Identifying and ranking the best sites for wind farms in the Sultanate considering the local and ground constraints. 2- Wind Masts will be installed on the best sites for Bankable data (at 80m). First stage to finish in 2nd quarter of 2015

Other Projects  Solar Desalination (small scale)  Energy Recovery

Capacity Building

 Strategic Research Program for Renewable Energy Capacity Building 1- Power Generation and Storage. 3- Air Conditioning and Cooling.  Hybrid mobile solar/wind prototype 2- Water Desalination. 4- Energy Efficiency and Conservation.  Dissemination Program with “NAMA” group

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