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Madkour awarded wind project: Egypt’s Madkour Group has been awarded a construction contract by the Oman Electricity Transmission Company for a 132kV grid station, according to a statement. The project will include extending transmission lines connecting Jaalan Bani Bu Ali wind farm in Al Sharqiyah South Governorate to Al Jawabi substation. The project marks Madkour’s entry into Oman’s energy sector, Oman Daily Observer reports.
REMEMBER- Oman’s Power and Water Procurement Company issued three wind IPPs in February 2023, including for Jaalan Bani Bu Wind. The wind farm is expected to come online in 2Q 2026 with a production capacity of 100-200 MW.
DECARBONIZATION-
Oman expands carbon neutrality efforts with launch of “Neutrality 3” initiative: Oman’s National Program for Carbon Neutrality has introduced Neutrality 3, an expanded initiative aiming to meet the country’s 2030 carbon reduction targets, Muscat Daily reports. The expanded initiative almost doubles the number of participating projects to 212 across sectors such as transport, energy, agriculture, and education, with new collaborations in the military and security sectors. Neutrality 3 organizes projects into categories based on reduction potential.
ICYMI- Oman recently announced plans to develop its new energy transition strategy: Oman’s Energy and Minerals Ministry announced in September that it is working with public and private organizations to develop a new energy transition strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 in line with Oman Vision 2040. The strategy will cover the areas of energy efficiency, renewables, hydrogen, and carbon capture.
WASTE MANAGEMENT-
Italy’s Cannon Artes breaks ground on advanced water treatment plant in Qatar: Italian water engineering firm Cannon Artes has begun constructing a large-scale, advanced wastewater treatment and reuse plant in Qatar’s top polyolefin complex, according to a press release. This facility, designed for high efficiency and sustainability, will treat up to 25k cubic meters of wastewater daily, aiming to recover and reuse nearly 80% of the effluent. With a recovery rate of 780 cubic meters per hour, the plant will adopt a Near-Zero-Liquid-Discharge system, surpassing environmental regulations.
More details: The project is part of a USD 2 bn initiative to establish a polyethylene plant with a capacity nearing 2 mn tons annually. Cannon Artes’ system employs EmbioArt Membrane BioReactor (MBR) technology for industrial effluents and ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis for cooling water, covering an area equivalent to three football fields and featuring over 1.6k reverse osmosis membranes. A remineralization unit with six calcite filters will further refine the treated water, enhancing pH and reducing corrosivity.
Cannon Artes has other projects in the region: The company has been awarded a contract for a “massive” UAE wastewater treatment project, the firm said at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) this week The plant will treat industrial wastewater coming from an unnamed UAE-based thermoplastics manufacturer. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
