Shell Development Oman (SDO) has awarded two contracts to Hussam Technology Company (HTC) for the design and construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation systems to be installed in two public schools located in the Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman.Contracts for the latest solar school sites were signed by Dr Firas Al Abdwani for HTC and Chris Breeze, Shell’s country chairman for SDO. The recipient schools of the new solar PV generators are Kaab Bin Barsha School in Saham and Al Asma’a bint Al Harith School in Sohar. The solar PV generation systems for both schools will be fitted with cutting edge PV technology, which will see the first use of bifacial solar PV panels in Oman, Times of Oman reported. With the addition of the two sites, Shell's Solar into Schools programme will see five sites operational by mid-2018. The Solar into Schools programme is one of Shell’s fifth Gift to the Nation initiative in which Shell has collaborated with the Ministry of Education and local SMEs to install solar PV generation systems into 22 public schools across Oman over a five-year period. Chris Breeze, Shell’s Country chairman for Oman, said: “We have recently trained around 20 more young Omani entrepreneurs on solar technology and the related health, safety and regulatory considerations. “In the near future, we also plan to bring a bespoke and exciting educational programme to the students and teachers of the solar schools to further embed how innovation and energy can help Oman manage its energy future, while creating new jobs for Omani youth."
Shell Development Oman has awarded contracts for solar photovoltaic (PV) generation systems in two of the country's public schools. Hussam Technology Company will design and build PV systems at Kaab Bin Barsha School, in Saham, and Chris Breeze bint Al Harith School, in Sohar, both in the Al Batinah North Governorate, as part of Shell's Solar into Schools scheme. The programme is part of an initiative that sees Shell work with the Ministry of Education and local businesses to install solar systems into 22 public schools across the country over five years.