Muscat – Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), a member of Nama Group, has completed Saih al Khairat project in Dhofar governorate.

The 132/33kV grid station, is situated approximately 80km from Thumrait.

The project includes the installation of six bays of 132kV GIS, two 125MVA transformers, four bays of 33kV GIS switchgear, as well as telecom and security infrastructure.

Additionally, a 91km overhead transmission line has been constructed, connecting the Thumrait grid station to the Saih al Khairat grid station, with a total investment of approximately RO13mn.

The project represents a strategic investment by OETC, aimed at meeting the future electricity demands of Dhofar governorate. It will ensure a stable and reliable power supply for various industries, including poultry farms, agriculture farms, and manufacturing units, it stated.

Eng Khaled bin Marhoon al Harmali, OETC Project Manager, said that the importance of this project lies in its alignment with the sultanate’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. “This will be accomplished by connecting the region to the Dhofar grid, resulting in savings of 42.3mn liters of diesel fuel annually and the elimination of environmental pollution from the production of 114,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide gas.”

Harmali further added that it will facilitate the integration of rural areas into the electricity network of Dhofar governorate.