Oman state power and water utility OPWP plans to raise electricity generating capacity by 51% from 7.77GW at end-2016 to 11.7GW in 2023 to meet rising demand. The company’s latest seven-year plan, issued this week, sees peak power demand rising by 53% over the same period: from 6.52GW in 2016 to 9.96GW in 2023.
The sultanate’s power plants are almost entirely gas-fired, and OPWP sees demand for gas in power plants connected to Oman’s two main power grids – the Main Interconnected System (MIS) covering Muscat and northern Oman and the southern Dhofar grid – rising by 24% or 1.9bcm per year by 2023 (see table). (CONTINUED - 1189 WORDS)
