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Nama to construct USD 325 mn desalination plant in Oman: Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP) has signed an PPA agreement with a consortium of three local and international companies — Sogex Oman, Spain’s GS Inima, and Saudi Arabia’s Al Jomaih Energy and Water — for the third phase of a OMR 125 mn (c. USD 325 mn) desalination plant in Al Ghubrah city, according to a statement here and here (watch runtime: 5:11). Nama PWP will also build a potable water reservoir as part of the project. The goal is to ensure water security in Muscat and the surrounding provinces.
The details: The project — dubbed the Ghubrah 3 desalination plant — will have a production capacity of 300k cubic meters per day and is set to be the largest desal plant in Oman at 70.4k square meters. It is expected to begin operations in 1Q 2027. The consortium will carry out the construction works under the JV The Capital Desalination Company, which is chaired by GS Inima’s CEO Marta Verde. The project is set to be the largest desalination plant in Oman — located on a land area of 70.4k sqm.
Nama is transitioning to renewables: Nama is establishing a hydrogen infrastructure company with Hydrom, OQ Gas Networks, and the Oman Electricity Transmission Company. The company has also opened pre-qualification requests for five new independent power producer (IPP) wind projects in Oman with a total capacity of over 1 GW. Nama PWP also has waste-to-energy (WtE) plans in the works, and is studying the feasibility of producing biogas from wastewater sludge as a promising WtE initiative.
And is already on its way: InfraCo — a new shared hydrogen infrastructure company under establishment by Nama Water Services, Hydrogen Oman, OQ Gas Networks, and the Oman Electricity Transmission Company — are working on building infrastructure for green hydrogen projects across the Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates, including desalinated water supply systems to power hydrogen production sites. Nama also signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to build a 17 MW solar project to power its Sur desalination plant under a JV with France’s Veolia.
IN OTHER NAMA NEWS-Oman launches energy mix study: Nama PWP is implementing a strategic study to determine the optimal mix of energy resources for the next 15 years, Oman Observer reports. The study — titled the Optimum Energy Mix and Storage study — will also explore energy storage technologies, and is part of a larger program by Oman to support the large-scale adoption of solar and wind projects, enhancing energy efficiency, and supporting the digitalization of services.
What they said: “PWP commissioned a strategic study in coordination with different stakeholders to model and analyze scenarios relating to the transition path for Oman’s generation mix until 2040, with a particular focus on the transition from today’s predominantly gas-based system to a mixed system,” CEO Ahmed bin Salim al Abri said.
