Project developed in partnership with MMEC Mannesmann and ACWA Power
EMEA Finance has awarded the Sohar Calciner project in the Sultanate of Oman, the coveted award of ‘Best Natural Resource Deal of the Year’ at the EMEA Project Finance Awards 2018 dinner ceremony in London.
The ‘Sohar Calciner’ is a land mark project for the Sultanate and will produce calcined coke to the local aluminum industry and, upon completion of its first phase, will enable the production of 1.1mn tons of aluminum annually and 2.2mn tons by completion of the second phase.
MMEC Mannesmann, a leading German engineering contractor in the field of calcining petroleum coke calcining has partnered with ACWA Power, the leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, to develop the Sohar Calciner project in Oman.
“This award proves that MMEC and ACWA Power have put together a consortium, that is highly capable to bringing enormous benefit to the project and Sohar as a whole,” said Ahmed Al-Subhi, ACWA Power Country Managing Director, Oman.
“This award is recognition of the hard efforts being put into the project by the Sohar Calciner team and the Omani authorities, including SIPC, ORPIC and our local stakeholders,” commented Oliver Apelt, CEO of MMEC Mannesmann.
