Recently, Q-SUN Solar, a global one-stop zero-carbon solution provider, and Bakarat Investment, an Omani renewable energy company, announced the construction of an 8GW photovoltaic module and 2GW photovoltaic cell production base in the Sohar Free Trade Zone in Oman, covering TOPCon and HJT technology routes.
Just last month, Q-SUN – a leading Chinese solar PV tech company – announced the signing of an agreement with an Omani firm for the joint development of a 10-gigawatt (GW) capacity solar module factory in the country.
Will China build a high-efficiency solar plant in Oman?
Earlier in June, Chinese solar PV manufacturer Hainan Drinda announced the signing of a provisional agreement with an Omani investor for the establishment of high-efficiency PV cells plant in Oman. At full capacity, the plant will boast an annual production capacity of 10 GW to be built in two phases of 5 GW each, it said.
“We are excited to announce the launch of the first advanced photovoltaic production line in Oman,” said Italy-based Ecoprogetti SRL in a post on Friday. “Sheida Industries LLC is proud to present a 50MW line, now producing 450, 550 and 590 watt panels with state-of-the-art TopCon technology.
Who is the Omani client?
The Omani client is Sheida Industries LLC, which has established the country's maiden solar panel manufacturing plant at Suhar Industrial City.