Oman's Sultan Haitham City has moved a step closer to welcoming its first residents after three electrical substations with a combined capacity of 160 MVA were commissioned to supply power to key facilities, neighbourhoods and development projects. ...
Oman's Sultan Haitham City is moving closer to its first phase of occupancy after three electrical substations were commissioned to supply power to residential areas, public facilities and development projects. This comes as construction and infrastructure work accelerates across the mega development located in Muscat. ...
Oman is set to deliver 700 new hotel rooms between now and the end of 2026, taking its total inventory to 40,800 keys, according to a property expert. A further 1,500 rooms are in the pipeline for handover next year followed by another 1,600 in 2028, thus taking the sultanate's room inventory to 43,900. ...
Al Mouj Muscat, Oman’s leading lifestyle destination, said it has handed over four completed buildings of Al Mouj Business Park to their owners. Spanning 39,000 sq m across eight mid-rise buildings in two districts, the Business Park features landscaped gardens and Grade A office space. ...
Bilfinger has announced that it has secured a major contract from Shinas Marine Fuels to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) consultancy services for the Phase 1 of its oil terminals project in Oman. The work includes provision of consultancy expertise to help define the project's technical and commercial framework. ...
Trial operations on the first railway linking Oman and the UAE are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027, marking a major milestone in the development of a cross-border rail corridor designed to strengthen passenger travel, trade and logistics between the two countries....
International developer VA Group has announced that it has secured long-term land rights in Oman’s historic Muttrah waterfront, to develop an 18.5-hectare mixed-use project, featuring a mix of residences, leisure and retail facilities within the Port Sultan Qaboos Waterfront Masterplan. ...
Oman has signed up Arab Contractors to build a fishing port in the Al Wusta Governorate, as part of efforts to develop the fisheries sector infrastructure. The scope of work includes two breakwaters as well as 1.2 million sq m land reclamation and building of 4.5 km roads and other key facilities. ...
Construction work has commenced on a number of factories and investment projects at Al Suwaiq Industrial City, which reflects the growing industrial activity in the city, enhances its appeal as an ideal investment destination in Oman’s North Al Batinah Governorate....
Oman has officially signed its contract with Expo 2030 Riyadh, formally confirming its presence at the gala event being held from October 1, 2030 to March 31, 2031. The deal paves the way for the next phase of the sultanate’s preparations for Expo 2030 Riyadh, supporting the development of its pavilion. ...
Oman's Al Mazunah Free Zone has localised four projects during the first half, covering industrial and logistics sectors spanning 2,415 sq m. With this move, its cumulative investment in the free zone has risen to RO141 million ($366 million), with leased space topping 1.4 million sq m out of a total 15.36 million sq m. ...
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) has invited bids for the provision of legal consultancy services for the development and competitive tendering of three new Solar 2030 Independent Power Projects (IPPs) with a combined planned capacity of 3,000 MW. ...
Leading developer Orascom Development and its Oman platform, Muriya, are moving forward with their three major projects in the Sultanate, achieving considerable progress....
Sohar International and National Bank of Oman (NBO) have agreed a $720 million syndicated refinancing facility for Phoenix Power Company SAOG (PPC), following the 15-year extension of its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP)....
Doosan Enerbility has signed a contract to build a combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Misfah, Oman, with a consortium led by Qatar's Nebras Power, said a report....
Oman-based United Solar welcomed the new US measures to strengthen its domestic polysilicon industry and improve the resilience of its semiconductor supply chain such as a $21-per-kg import price and price floors for polysilicon ingots and wafers, solar cells and solar modules....
Oman's Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) said it aims to develop four industrial cities in key governorates across the sultanate spanning a total area of 25.5 million sq m. This comes as part of its grand 11th Five-Year Development Plan for 2026-2030 period. ...
A consortium led by French utility giant EDF power solutions with members Al Khadra Partners and OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE), has achieved a major milestone with the financial close for the 120MW Jaalan Bani Bu Ali (JBB) Wind Independent Power Project in the Sultanate of Oman....
SSH has been appointed the construction supervision consultant for Sayyid Tarik bin Taimur Cultural Complex, a nationally significant project in Oman. Spanning 400,000 sq m, the complex will be home to the National Theatre and a 5,000-sq-m energy and data centre all set within landscaped gardens. ...
India's top engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced that one of its key subsidiaries - L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore - has signed a six-year engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) framework agreement with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), thus strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two companies. ...
