Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Al Batinah Power Company SAOG (the “Company”) considers corporate citizenship as a key element of the business success. Striving to ensure that the Company has a positive impact on people and the country, the Company allocated 40,000 OMR for the CSR initiatives for the year 2021 as summarized in the table below:

1. Hybrid PV Solar and Diesel Generator project in Altahaym School in AL Khamil Wilayat

The first of its kind project in a school in Oman, With the aim to achieve below objectives:

1. Providing sustainable and clean access to energy, PV solar

2. Reducing greenhouse gas emission and carbon footprint of the school

3. Providing a reliable energy supply to the school

4. Optimizing the fuel diesel consumption

5. Enhancing the awareness of the clean and renewable energy amongst the students and society

6. Promoting in country value and supporting Omani SME in the field of the renewable energy

Al-Tahaym School is located in the middle of the desert in Julan Bani BuAli Wilayat in South Governorate of Ash Sharqiyah. There are about 290 students in the school boys and girls from grade 1 to grade 12. The school suffers from power supply interruptions due to diesel generator unreliability and insufficient diesel fuel. The project is a hybrid and off-grid power project which consist of PV solar modules and diesel generator. The project is planned for completion in June 2022.

2. COVID-19 special account by the Ministry of Health

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which is one of the most challenging events in modern history has upset the scales of balance, resulting in the reevaluation of priorities across the globe. In light of this situation, the Company donated an amount of 17,577 OMR in order to support the country efforts to limit the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact.

3. Designing A Smart Application Competition for school students

200 students from Oman government and private schools were trained to design smart mobile applications. At the end of the training program the students competed in designing mobile applications. The first two winners will participate in the MIT competition in Boston USA in 2022.