MUSCAT: The Steering Committee of the Renewable Energy Strategic Research Programme held its meeting under the chairmanship of Mohammed bin Abdullah al Mahrouqi, Chairman of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water (Diam), Head of the Committee.
The committee discussed a range of topics related to the programme that included informing members of the programmes progress during 2016/2017, discussing the mechanism of the programme and cooperation with various local initiatives in the field of renewable energies.
Further, the committee discussed mechanisms of cooperation with the Sustainable Energy Research Centre at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), as well as programmes and initiatives to support the national capacities in the field of renewable energies and needs and how to
reach the contribution of the renewable energy sector by 10 per cent of total electricity production by 2030.
The committee focused on organising a series of programmes, in cooperation with several governmental institutions to build capacities, transform of students’ projects in the field of renewable energy to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and benefiting from companies operating in this sector to qualify and refine the talents of Omani cadres in the utilisation of renewable energy programmes. — ONA
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