{"id":85988,"date":"2025-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/04\/30\/sohar-freezone-inks-land-agreement-for-usd-565-mn-solar-cell-plant\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T00:00:00","slug":"sohar-freezone-inks-land-agreement-for-usd-565-mn-solar-cell-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/04\/30\/sohar-freezone-inks-land-agreement-for-usd-565-mn-solar-cell-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Sohar Freezone inks land agreement for USD 565 mn solar cell plant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oman's Sohar Port and Freehavee has inked a land lease agreement with China-based JA <\/strong>Solar to establish a USD 565 mn solar production facility<\/strong>, according to a press release<\/a>. The project \u2014 planned in the Freezone\u2019s second phase \u2014 is slated to begin operations by 1Q 2026, with an annual production capacity of 6 GW of solar cells and 3 GW of solar modules.<\/p>\n

What they said<\/strong>: \"Our facility marks a significant advancement in the solar PV supply chain, integrating all key components from polysilicon to modules. The strategic location within SOHAR Freezone offers essential logistics and positions us in a rapidly growing renewable energy hub,\u201d JA Solar General Manager Fan Jingchao said.<\/p>\n

More solar for Sohar: <\/strong>The Omani freezone is also getting another major solar production facility, with an under-development USD 1.6 bn polysilicon plant by United Solar Group. The plant \u2014 planned to have an annual capacity of 100k tons \u2014 is backed<\/a> by the International Finance Corporation and the Riyadh-based international investment platform Ewpartners.<\/p>\n

Not JA Solar\u2019s first in the region:<\/strong> The Chinese manufacturer partnered<\/a> with UAE\u2019s Global South Utilities last year to establish two factories in Egypt to produce solar cells and panels. This was reported to include a USD 138 solar cell plant and a USD 75 mn solar panel plant\u2014both of which are set to have a production capacity of 2 GW. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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