Muscat: HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham bin Tarik al Said will preside on Thursday over the opening of a strategic project undertaken by Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), named “Rabt”. The launch ceremony will take place at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Eng Saleh Nasser al Rumhi, CEO of OETC, said that Rabt project constitutes a basic pillar in the electricity sector. The project will be carried out in two phases, the first of which comprises five stations, he added.
Al Rumhi told Oman News Agency (ONA) that the first phase of the project connects Al Wusta Governorate to the master grid. The project seeks to achieve a number of objectives, including the consolidation of sustainability, availability and reliability of the electricity transmission network all over the Sultanate of Oman, said Al Rumhi, noting that the project would diminish operational costs, cut down carbon emissions and improve economic growth.
Al Rumhi pointed out that the project would boost development in all sectors, thereby attracting more foreign investments.
Oman Electricity Transmission Company is one of the firms of Nama Group companies, which is entrusted with operating Oman’s electricity transmission network.
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