Total electricity generation in Oman increases by 4.5%

Muscat: Total electricity generation in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 4.5 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 31,732.5 gigawatt hours, compared to 30,354.6 gigawatt hours during the corresponding period of 2025, according to the latest preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Statistics showed that Muscat Governorate recorded the highest growth rate in total electricity production at 197.4 percent, followed by Al Dakhiliyah Governorate at 41.8 percent, Dhofar Governorate at 5.4 percent, Al Wusta Governorate at 8 percent, and the Governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and Al Dhahirah at 5.6 percent.

Conversely, total electricity production decreased in the Governorates of North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah by 15.1 percent, and in Musandam Governorate by 2.8 percent.

Regarding net electricity production—which includes purchases by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and purchases by the Rural Areas Electricity Company according to regions—data clarified that it rose by 4.9 percent by the end of July 2026, reaching 30,866.7 gigawatt hours compared to 29,421.5 gigawatt hours during the corresponding period of 2025.

Muscat Governorate recorded the highest growth rate in net electricity production, reaching 197 percent, followed by Al Dakhiliyah Governorate at 42 percent, Dhofar Governorate at 8.8 percent, Al Wusta Governorate at 8.7 percent, and the Governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and Al Dhahirah at 5.5 percent.

In contrast, net electricity production declined in the Governorates of North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah by 15.3 percent, and in Musandam Governorate by 2.8 percent.

In the water field, total production decreased by 3.2 percent by the end of July 2026 to reach 287,484.3 cubic metres, compared to 296,874.8 cubic metres during the corresponding period of 2025.

At the governorate level, water production in Muscat Governorate decreased by 5.9 percent, dropping from 118,160 cubic metres by the end of July 2025 to 111,241 cubic metres by the end of July 2026.

Water production in other governorates also dropped by 3 percent to reach 130,536.1 thousand cubic metres, compared to 134,613 cubic metres during the corresponding period of 2025.

On the other hand, water production in Dhofar Governorate rose by 3.6 percent to reach 45,707.1 cubic metres during the period from January to July 2026, compared to 44,101.8 cubic metres during the corresponding period of 2025.