MUSCAT, JUNE 29 Construction of two utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects is nearing completion at Ibri in Al Dhahirah Governorate and Duqm in Al Wusta Governorate. The investments are designed to strengthen Oman’s energy security as the Sultanate accelerates its transition to renewable electricity. Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) – the operator of […]
Vodafone Australia suffered a major nationwide outage today that may have affected millions of customers. Customers of Australia’s third-largest telecommunications company in Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra reported having no service for several hours early this morning. At roughly 11am, Vodafone, which is owned by TPG Telecom, issued a statement saying it was […]
As an academic and journalist who has travelled extensively over the last 20 years – but also a diagnosed sufferer of generalised anxiety disorder – I’ve been researching the myriad triggers of travel anxiety. Many readers will be familiar with the dread and panic that can stem from delayed transport, overcrowded streets, chaotic airports and […]
Muscat: Sultan Haitham City, represented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, has floated two major tenders for the construction of a government school complex and a cultural and social centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. The initiatives form part of ongoing efforts to […]
AL DUQM: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) is moving ahead with a major coastal tourism master plan aimed at turning Duqm into an integrated tourism and investment destination on the Arabian Sea. The plan seeks to develop a 16-kilometre waterfront supported by hotels, resorts, tourist accommodation, public spaces, walking trails, eco-tourism facilities and […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 9 Trufud Oman, an Omani private-sector company focused on sustainable agriculture, food security and climate-positive investments, has unveiled an ambitious large-scale agricultural and environmental project in Hanfit, Thamrait, aimed at demonstrating how commercial farming can simultaneously support food production, environmental restoration and carbon management. Spanning approximately 10.5 million square metres (1,050 hectares), the […]
FMC-Ferrometalco, a leading Egyptian steel fabrication and construction company, has signed an agreement to invest in the establishment of a major facility specializing in the fabrication of steel structures at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). The project forms part of a portfolio of investments announced earlier this week by the Public Authority for […]
