What pioneering solar thermal project developed by PDO and GlassPoint at the Amal oilfield uses solar energy to generate steam for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Miraah solar plant

  1. Step 1: Miraah ('Mirror' in Arabic) is one of the world's largest solar thermal plants, built at the Amal oilfield in southern Oman.
  2. Step 2: It uses curved mirrors inside glasshouses to focus sunlight and boil water, generating steam for thermal EOR to extract heavy crude oil, saving billions of cubic feet of valuable natural gas.
Answer
Miraah solar plant.
Why not the others: 'Ibri II solar park' is a 500 MW photovoltaic power station in Al Dhahirah; 'Amin solar project' is a 100 MW PV farm powering PDO operations; 'Manah solar park' is a planned mega-scale PV development.

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