Sterling & Wilson Solar Limited (SWSL), one of the leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) provider announced the commission of operations of its first solar PV project in Oman on June 2.
With this project, Sterling & Wilson Solar has become the first Indian company to commission a solar PV project in this region.
According to the company, Sterling & Wilson Solar received the order from Amin Renewable Energy Company SAOC.
The Amin Solar PV project, with an installed capacity of 125 MW (DC), will be Oman's first renewables-based Independent Power Project (IPP) and the biggest single-unit solar park in the world to use bifacial modules, which generate less heat and can withstand the desert's temperature fluctuations.
Sterling and Wilson Solar has about 9.2 GWp projects commissioned around the world. This portfolio includes a 1,177 MWp solar project in Abu Dhabi, which is one of the world's largest single-location solar PV plants. The company also manages a portfolio of 7.4 GWp of O&M projects globally.