Acting as a responsible corporate citizen in 2021, Sohar Power Company engaged with the local community by contributing its resources and actions; going beyond its responsibilities related to power generation and water desalination.

 

The projects carried out in 2021 primarily focused on education, health & safety, social development and protection of the environment, in line with the objectives set by the Company under its Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) policy.

 

In 2021, the Company further extended its support to the local community and municipality projects, mainly in North Batinah Governorate, while focusing on education, health and safety, social development and environment protection. Sohar Power was able to contribute to local projects intended for the local communities and the people of the Sultanate of Oman. The world faced unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 in 2020, the company has contributed and support the Ministry of Health- Field Hospital with OMR 3,900 to Purchase Oxygen Concentrator 5LPM. The goal of establishing a field hospital is to relieve the pressure on the Sultanate's hospitals, return the essential services that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as maintain the health of the health workers in the hospitals and changing the general atmosphere for the COVID-19 patients during admission. The Company also contributed OMR 250 to Indian Social Club Oman to sponsorship of blood donation camp. 

 

The Company has donated OMR 1,000 to Association of Welfare of Handicapped Children for repair and maintenance work of the Association’s building. The Association serves children from the age of 6 to 14 through comprehensive program of education, health, physical and academic services. Give disable children an opportunity to enjoy life fully and to integrate them into the community so as to benefit from the services provided.

 

Also, the Company has contributed 1,000 to Al Noor Association for Blind to support the blinds’ families affected by the Cyclone Shaheen. Al Noor Association for Blind serve the interest of the Blind in social, economic, welfare, education, health, training, placement and teaching of Braille.  It prepares and implements plans and programs that aims to improve the living standards of the blind in the Sultanate of Oman.

 

In light of energy transition to renewable energy especially in rural areas, Sohar Power has formed an alliance with several companies to implement a corporate social responsibility program, which includes sponsoring, developing and installing a hybrid PV solar electricity generation system with capacity of 56 KWp using hybrid technology, photovoltaic technology complemented by diesel engine. The system is being installed in a Al-Tahim school for Basic Education (1-12) in the Wilayat of Jalan Bani Buhasan in the Sultanate of Oman. The Agreements has been executed between the sponsors and the Ministry of Education and an EPC contract was executed with the supplier who is local SME. This project will provide the school and the teachers’ campus with reliable, clean and cheap power through the year. The company has provided a provision of around 15,000 OMR to support the project.