Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company (Masdar) has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with a global consortium comprising GE and Spain’s TSK to build the Dhofar Wind Power Project, according to a statement.

The project will be the first large-scale wind farm in Oman and the GCC, as reported by the Times of Oman.

The Dhofar Wind Power Project is a result of the joint development agreement that was established in 2014 between Masdar and the Rural Areas Electricity Company (Raeco), the statement noted, adding that funding for the wind farm will be provided by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).

The 50 megawatt (MW) wind farm takes its name from the southern Omani governorate bordering Yemen, the largest of the Sultanate’s 11 governorates, and will electrify an estimated 16,000 homes and offset 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.