Oman: Sohar 2 and Barka 3 combined-cycle power plants commissioned


Oman’s two turnkey combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) projects Sohar 2 and Barka 3 have been completed and commissioned. In a press release on 25 April, Siemens Energy and its consortium partner GS E&C said both plants – which went into operation in simple-cycle mode in 2012 – started combined-cycle configuration in April, in time to meet the peak electricity demand this summer.