Oman has launched its first solar panel production line. A project spokesperson told pv magazine that the facility will serve the domestic market and countries throughout Africa. It is currently supplying panels for a 200 MW project.
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Italian manufacturer Ecoprogetti recently completed its first solar panel production line in Oman.
The Sheida Solar facility, operated by Oman-based Sheida Industries, is located in Sohar, a port city on Oman''s northern coast. The 50 MW facility produces 450 W, 550 W, and 590 W panels featuring tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology.
The €3 million ($3.2 million) facility is focused on the small- to medium-scale PV solar market and will supply to the domestic market and countries throughout Africa, a project spokesperson told pv magazine.
The spokesperson added that the production line is already supplying panels to a 200 MW domestic project, with plans to expand production with another 500 MW turnkey line by the second quarter of 2025.
Earlier this month, Ecoprogetti said it had delivered a glass-glass solar panel production line to India''s SAEL.
In August, China''s Q-Sun Solar revealed plans for a 10 GW solar module factory in Oman. Work on a polysilicon manufacturing facility in the country is also now underway.
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In an early boost for Oman''s drive to localize the production of hardware for its giga-scale green hydrogen projects, Chinese solar photovoltaic manufacturer Hainan Drinda New Energy Technology has announced the signing of a provisional agreement with Oman Investment Authority (OIA) for the establishment of a first-ever photovoltaic cell project in the Sultanate of Oman.
Haikou-headquartered Drinda said in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange that it will invest around $700 million in the construction of a high-efficiency photovoltaic cells plant in Oman.
An ''Investment Intention Agreement'' signed by the two sides envisions the development of a PV cell plant with an annual production capacity of 10 gigawatts to be built in two phases of 5 GW each.
Established in 2003 as a manufacturer of auto parts, Hainan Drinda ventured into large-scale solar PV production in 2020 following the acquisition of a 51% stake in Shangrao Jietai New Energy Technology, a major producer of solar cells. Two years later, it bought out the remaining 49% stock of Jietai.
Last year, Drinda became the world''s first specialized solar cell manufacturer to mass produce N-type TOPCon cells, considered one of the top cell technologies with high bifaciality. This novel feature allows for additional energy to be generated from the reverse side of the module. A leader player in the global solar cell market, Drinda''s share of the TOPCon cell market was more than 57% in 2023, making it the larger producer of these high-efficiency cells globally.
For Oman, on the cusp of a major transition to renewables and green hydrogen production, plans for the establishment of a large-scale solar PV manufacturing facility come as a shot-in-the-arm for the country''s In-Country Value (ICV) goals.
With a commitment to produce 1.38 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of green hydrogen by 2030, Oman will need to set up around 35 GW of renewable capacity comprised of solar and wind farms. According to Hydrom, the orchestrator of the new green hydrogen industry, Oman will require around 40 million solar panels, in addition to over 6000 wind turbines, to achieve this renewable capacity output.
By localizing part, if not all, of this huge requirement, significant benefits will accrue to the national economy in the form of employment generation, technology transfer, utilization of local resources, and SME development.
As with the localisation of solar panel production, Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the integrated wealth fund of Oman, is also exploring the potential for the local manufacture of electrolyers. To this end, a partnership with global tech giant Siemens is making headway.
Muscat – Oman is working on setting up its first-ever photovoltaic cell factory with an investment of US$700mn. Chinese photovoltaic cell maker Hainan Drinda New Energy Technology announced recently that it is planning to build a factory for the production of up to 10GW of TOPCon solar photovoltaic (PV) cells annually in Oman. The project will expedite the sultanate''s goal to become a major green hydrogen producer.
Earlier engaged in car interiors, Drinda entered the solar energy sector two years ago and inked a project investment intention deal with Oman Investment Authority last month. The Haikou-based firm plans to build the plant in two phases, each with a scheduled annual capacity of 5GW of N-type TOPCon cells.
The project will help Drinda speed up its overseas production layout to meet international customers’ demand and enhance its products’ global market influence, the company stated.
Oman has committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and the government is looking to expand its electricity-generation capacity through renewable power projects, with plans to derive at least 30% of electricity from renewables by 2030, mainly through onshore wind and solar projects.
The net zero target depends on the use of renewable energy as a primary energy source, the use of carbon capture for decarb-onisation, and production of large quantities of low-carbon hydrogen to drive exports and growth in the low-carbon industry.
Oman seeks to instal 40mn solar panels and import close to 6,000 wind turbines over the next few years to more than double the country’s existing power capacity as part of plans to produce more than 1mn mt/year of green hydrogen by 2030.
Drinda ranked fourth worldwide in solar cell shipments with 29.96GW last year and first in N-type high-efficiency cell shipments with 20.58GW, according to its annual earnings report.
Last year, Drinda became the worldʼs first specialised solar cell manufacturer to mass produce N-type TOPCon cells, considered one of the top cell technologies with high bifaciality. This novel feature allows for additional energy to be generated from the reverse side of the module.
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