Total electricity generation in Oman rises by 4.3%

Muscat: The total electricity generation in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 4.3 percent by the end of August 2026, reaching 37,481.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh), compared to 35,935.3 GWh during the corresponding period in 2025.

The latest preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicated that the Governorate of Muscat recorded the highest growth rate in total electricity generation at 204.8 percent, followed by the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah at 44.1 percent, the Governorate of Al Wusta at 8.4 percent, the Governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and Al Dhahirah at 5.5 percent, and the Governorate of Dhofar at 4.6 percent.

In contrast, the total electricity generation in the Governorates of North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah decreased by 16.4 percent, while the total electricity production in the Governorate of Musandam stabilised at 376.0 GWh, with no significant change compared to the corresponding period in 2025.

Regarding net electricity generation, which includes purchases by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and purchases by the Rural Areas Electricity Company by region, the data clarified an increase of 4.6 percent by the end of August 2026, reaching 36,463.9 GWh, compared to 34,871.8 GWh during the corresponding period in 2025.

The Governorate of Muscat recorded the highest growth rate in net electricity generation, amounting to 204.4 percent, followed by the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah at 44.2 percent, the Governorate of Al Wusta at 9.1 percent, the Governorate of Dhofar at 7.6 percent, and the Governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, and Al Dhahirah at 5.4 percent.

Conversely, net electricity generation in the Governorates of North Al Sharqiyah and South Al Sharqiyah declined by 16.6 percent, while net production in the Governorate of Musandam reached 368.0 GWh, recording a change rate of 0.0 percent.

On the water front, total production decreased by 3.5 percent by the end of August 2026, reaching 330,649.3 thousand cubic metres, compared to 342,709.7 thousand cubic metres during the corresponding period in 2025.

At the governorate level, water production in the Governorate of Muscat decreased by 6.2 percent, dropping from 136,574.7 thousand cubic metres by the end of August 2025 to 128,068.6 thousand cubic metres by the end of August 2026.

Water production in other governorates also declined by 3.4 percent, reaching 149,899.6 thousand cubic metres, compared to 155,193.3 thousand cubic metres during the corresponding period in 2025.

In contrast, water production in the Governorate of Dhofar increased by 3.4 percent, reaching 52,681.2 thousand cubic metres during the period from January to August 2026, compared to 50,941.7 thousand cubic metres.