Oman Kicks Off Next Interconnection Phase With $830mn In Deals

29 Mar 2024 Issue: 67 / 13 By: James Marriott

The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has signed a series of agreements for the second phase of the ‘Rabt’ interconnection project. In connecting the country’s main grid in the north to the isolated grid in the south, the project will link up key renewable projects along the way.

In an effort to overcome its disconnected electricity transmission network Oman has been pursuing a project to link up its separate grids. The country’s Main Interconnected Network (MIS) is located in and around Muscat in the north, home to most of Oman’s key urban centers and therefore highest demand.

The ‘Rabt’ project aims to connect this main grid with the Dhofar Power System (DPS) in the country’s south. Already the first phase has installed a series of 400kV grid stations with 670km of high voltage transmission cables connecting the main grid with the nascent industrial hub in Duqm in the center of the country (MEES, 10 November 2023). (CONTINUED - 623 WORDS)