Oman's Raysut Cement has awarded the contract for the installation of a waste heat recovery (WHR) system to Sinoma Overseas Development Co of China. The project is reported to be the first of its kind in Oman.

On behalf of Raysut Cement, CEO Joey Ghose signed the agreement with  Meng Qinglin, CEO of Sinoma Overseas Development Co, in the presence of Shaikh Ahmed bin Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah Al Ibrahim, chairman Raysut Cement’s Board of Directors.

The new system will use waste heat from the cement plant to generate 9MW of power and able to reduce the current power cost by 30 per cent.

It is expected that the project will take at least 18 months to complete.