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In Big Oil's Back Yard, a Solar Plant Starts Powering Industry

  • 100-megawatt Amin plant is country’s biggest photovoltaic unit
  • Amin to supply Shell-invested Petroleum Development Oman
Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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Petroleum Development Oman, in which Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA hold minority stakes, has begun receiving power from the Gulf Arab country’s largest photovoltaic solar plant.