Oman’s Electricity Production Increases 4.5% by End of July

Muscat Leads Oman’s Electricity Production Growth with 197.4% Increase

Muscat (ONA): Total electricity production 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 Center 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 A’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 A’Dhahirah at 5.6 percent.

Conversely, total electricity production decreased in the Governorates of North A’Sharqiyah and South A’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 A’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 A’Dhahirah at 5.5 percent.

In contrast, net electricity production declined in the Governorates of North A’Sharqiyah and South A’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 thousand cubic meters, compared to 296,874.8 thousand cubic meters during the corresponding period of 2025.

At the governorate level, water production in Muscat Governorate decreased by 5.9 percent, dropping from 118,160 thousand cubic meters by the end of July 2025 to 111,241 thousand cubic meters by the end of July 2026. Water production in other governorates also dropped by 3 percent to reach 130,536.1 thousand cubic meters, compared to 134,613 thousand cubic meters 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 thousand cubic meters during the period from January to July 2026, compared to 44,101.8 thousand cubic meters during the corresponding period of 2025.