Oman Power and Water Procurement has awarded General Electric (GE) contracts totalling nearly OR115m ($300m) to provide advanced 6FA gas turbines and long-term services for the Salalah Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP), Oman Daily Observer has reported. Located in the Taqah area of Salalah, the plant will have a capacity of 445MW of electricity and 15 million imperial gallons per day of desalinated water to help meet the region's growing power and clean water needs.