Oman power generation rises 4.3%

MUSCAT: Oman’s total electricity generation rose 4.3 per cent year on year to 37,481.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the first eight months of 2026, while water production fell 3.5 per cent, preliminary data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed.
Electricity generation increased from 35,935.3 GWh in the corresponding period of 2025, with growth across most governorates.
Muscat recorded the largest increase, at 204.8 per cent, followed by Al Dakhiliyah at 44.1 per cent and Al Wusta at 8.4 per cent. Generation in the combined grouping of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah and Al Dhahirah rose 5.5 per cent, while Dhofar recorded growth of 4.6 per cent.
Generation in North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah fell 16.4 per cent. Musandam’s output was unchanged at 376 GWh.
Net electricity production rose 4.6 per cent to 36,463.9 GWh from 34,871.8 GWh a year earlier. The measure includes purchases by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and the Rural Areas Electricity Company, with figures broken down by region.
Muscat also recorded the strongest growth in net production, at 204.4 per cent, followed by Al Dakhiliyah at 44.2 per cent, Al Wusta at 9.1 per cent and Dhofar at 7.6 per cent.
Net production in the combined grouping of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah and Al Dhahirah increased 5.4 per cent. Output in North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah declined 16.6 per cent, while Musandam’s net production remained unchanged at 368 GWh.
Water production fell to 330.65 million cubic metres in the January-August period, compared with 342.71 million cubic metres a year earlier.
Muscat’s water output declined 6.2 per cent to 128.07 million cubic metres from 136.57 million cubic metres. Production in other governorates, excluding Dhofar, fell 3.4 per cent to 149.90 million cubic metres from 155.19 million cubic metres.
Dhofar bucked the decline, with water production rising 3.4 per cent to 52.68 million cubic metres from 50.94 million cubic metres. — ONA