MUSCAT: The total electricity production in the Sultanate of Oman until end-December 2022 increased by 8.1 per cent, reaching 41,747.4 gigawatts per hour (GWh), compared to 38,630.4 gigawatts per hour during the same period in 2021.
Dhofar Governorate recorded an increase in total electricity production by 10.2 per cent, to reach 4,236.7 GWh until end-December 2022. The governorates of North and South Al Batinah and Al Dhahirah recorded an increase in total electricity production by 16.7 per cent, to reach 27,311.3 GWh, according to initial statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.
The net electricity production in Oman until the end-December 2022, which includes purchases by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and by the Rural Areas Electricity Company by region, reached to 40,411.9 GWh, an increase of 8.3 per cent compared to the same period in 2021.
The largest amount of net electricity production came from Dhofar Governorate, with 4,041.5 GWh, an increase of 10.8 per cent, while the governorates of North and South Al Batinah and Al Dhahirah recorded a rise in net electricity production by 17.1 per cent, to reach 26, 397 GWh.
Meanwhile, the amount of water produced in Oman increased by 5 per cent, to reach 512.199 million cubic metres until the end-December 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The governorates of Dhofar and Muscat recorded an increase in water production by 9.3 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2021.
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