Oman’s electricity generation rises by 16.3%

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s total electricity generation until the end of February 2024 recorded an increase of 16.3 percent to reach 5,365 gigawatts per hour, compared to 4,611.3 gigawatts per hour in the same period last year.

Statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that the governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah and Al Dhahirah recorded a total electricity generation of 3,312.5 gigawatts per hour.
Total electricity generation in Muscat Governorate decreased by 94.2 percent to reach 1.1 gigawatts per hour, while in Dhofar Governorate it increased by 12.4 percent to reach 655 gigawatts per hour.

The total electricity generation in the Governorates of North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah increased by 36.5 percent to reach 1,292.5 gigawatts per hour, while the total electricity generation in the Al Wusta Governorate decreased by 77 percent to reach 11.2 gigawatts per hour, and in the Musandam Governorate, the total electricity generation increased by 118.2 percent, recording 92.8 gigawatts per hour.

Statistics indicated that the Sultanate of Oman’s net electricity generation until the end of February 2024 increased by 15.9 percent to reach 5,171.6 gigawatts per hour.

On the other hand, statistics showed that the total amount of water produced in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 2.6 percent to reach about 81.28 million cubic metres by the end of February 2024, compared to 79.26 million cubic metres in the same period in 2023.