Oman just signed its first round-the-clock renewable energy contract, for a 2.7 GW hybrid development.
Nama Power and Water Procurement awarded the power purchase agreement to state-backed O-Green Energy for a hybrid wind, solar, and battery storage project spanning the Mahout and Duqm areas on Oman’s coast. Minister of Energy and Metals Salim Al Aufi confirmed the signing at the Oman Petroleum and Energy Show on Monday, calling it the first of two planned round-the-clock plants. The project is meant to cut Oman’s reliance on gas-fired generation while supporting industrial growth in Duqm.
Why it matters
Pairing wind and solar with batteries lets the project produce electricity continuously, which is what lets it displace gas-fired generation. Renewables made up 9.5 percent of Oman’s electricity production at the end of 2025, up from about 2 percent in 2021, according to the Authority for Public Services Regulation. Minister Al Aufi’s “first of two” puts a second round-the-clock plant in the queue.
What it means for MENA
We read a signed gigawatt-scale wind, solar and storage hybrid PPA as a strong signal that the region is moving from intermittent renewables toward dispatchable clean supply. For wind developers, my read is that the product being bought is shifting from megawatts to hours.
