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MUSCAT, AUG 22Nama Power & Water Procurement Company (PWP), the sole national buyer of all electricity and potable water output, plans to study options for developing energy storage capacity – a...

MUSCAT, AUG 21A concession for the development and operation of a fishery harbour at Liwa on Oman’s North Al Batinah coast will include a sizable plot of land suitable for an array of commercial...

MUSCAT: Oman’s water authorities have announced the revival of a long-stalled initiative to harness the water resources of Wadi Dayqah Dam in Muscat Governorate – a move designed to help augment...

MUSCAT: Nama Power & Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP), the sole buyer of power and water output in the Sultanate of Oman, has identified for procurement a new large-scale solar PV based...

MUSCAT, Aug 18Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) linked to a flurry of new renewable energy projects are set to go out before the end of this year as the Sultanate of Oman embarks on a new phase of...

MUSCAT, AUG 16Oman Flour Mills (OFM), the largest integrated food company of the Sultanate of Oman, is advancing a number of strategic food-related ventures that will add to its already sizable...

MUSCAT - Work on a major flood protection scheme is making headway overlooking Salalah City in Dhofar Governorate.When completed by around July 2024, the soaring dam structure will help secure key...

MUSCAT: Ahead of a formal announcement by the Ministry of Labour mandating health insurance coverage for private sector employees, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) – the insurance sector regulator...

MUSCAT: A remarkable 26 per cent jump in general cargo volumes handled by the Port of Salalah during the first half of this year positions it strongly to achieve its full-year throughput target of 20...

MUSCAT: The launch of a new floating dock is set to boost the repair and maintenance capabilities of state-owned Asyad Drydock’s yard at Duqm on Oman’s southeast coast, a top official has...

MUSCAT: An Independent Water Project (IWP) at Sur, owned and operated by Sharqiyah Desalination Company SAOG (SDC), is set to become the first facility of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman and the...

MUSCAT, AUG 11Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s biggest producer of oil and gas, is canvassing the market for potential investment interest in the utilisation of the massive volumes of...

MUSCAT, AUG 9 -MUSCAT: Two Omani tech start-ups have joined hands with Oman Environment Services Holding Company (be’ah), which oversees the management of the country’s solid waste sector, to...

MUSCAT, AUG 8Seeking to decarbonise Oman’s rapidly expanding e-commerce sector, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has launched a public consultation aimed at garnering stakeholder...

MUSCAT, AUG 7Oman Shell, the local subsidiary of global energy major Shell, is studying options for the establishment of a solar power project to supply renewable energy to Khazaen Economic City’s...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) – the integrated sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman – says its sizable portfolio of strategic joint ventures established in partnership with...

Asyad Drydock – part of wholly state-owned Asyad Group – says it is weighing a landmark foray into industrial manufacturing with an eye on the mammoth opportunities linked to the supply of...

MUSCAT: Buoyed by promising oil flows during production testing of its Block 70 licence in central Oman, Swedish based international oil and gas firm Maha Energy says it is now weighing a decision to...

National Veterinary Vaccine Co LLC (NVVCo), backed by Oman Food Investment Holding Company (Nitaj), has signed an agreement to set up a first-of-its-kind veterinary vaccine manufacturing plant at...

Adding new heft to its cargo handling capabilities, Port of Duqm has announced the successful commissioning of its fleet of Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes designed to enable a new generation of mega...