Scale Is Built in Small Units

The story of our region's energy transition is usually told in gigawatts. From the outside, it may read as a sequence of announcements. From where I sit, the journey was built in much smaller units, and the order turned out to matter more than I understood at the time.

Seven years ago, we began building our experience in renewable energy with small rooftop solar installations in Oman. Those early projects brought us close to the customer, understanding their energy needs, the practical realities of delivering projects on the ground, and the wider opportunities around energy efficiency. Over time, we delivered one of the largest rooftop solar projects in Oman, expanded into operations and maintenance, carried out wind resource assessments and began investing alongside partners in utility-scale power projects.

Why the Order Mattered

Each step prepared us for the next, and I am proud we took them in that order. Scale exposes whatever sits beneath it, and we had taken the time to build that foundation.

Today, our portfolio spans more than 45 megawatts of solar across our EPC and O&M activities, alongside investments in 620 megawatts of renewable IPPs through Al Khadra Partners and 2,500 megawatts of gas-fired power capacity through Bahwan Infrastructure Services. The solar EPC and O&M activities are a direct continuation of those early rooftop projects, while our expansion into utility-scale power investments reflects the capabilities, experience and partnerships built along the way. It’s a broader power and energy portfolio, a dynamic mix of both renewable and conventional generation.

As new opportunities emerge further across storage, green hydrogen and the growing power demand from data centers, we are approaching them with the same mindset as that first rooftop: understand the need, build the capability, then scale. This approach is already reflected in Al Khadra Partners’ participation in the development of a large-scale green hydrogen project in Duqm, Oman.

Oman’s transition will continue to be measured in gigawatts. As we operate at that scale today, we remain grounded in what those early projects taught us.