The Increase of Electricity Demand in Oman

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The electricity demand increases rapidly due to the enormous increment in population. Moreover, with the era of industrialization and also with the development of industries has increased significantly in recent years. Also, with the huge prospectus for the renewables especially in fields of Wind and Solar energy.Oman puts the continuous efforts to use the clean and safe energy in maximum possible way to meet the requirement of power generation with the growth rate of 8-10%. The policies and political issues plays a vital role in Oman, when we talk about the renewable energies. The Government of Oman has put forth the responsibility to Public Authority for Electricity & Water, who manages and monitor the use of the renewable energy sources in Oman. The main motto is to make use of the maximum renewable energy sources and provide electricity more efficiently and thereby decreasing the use of the oil and natural gas which are fast depleting. The total primary energy supply in Oman has been delivered from Natural gas (73%) and Oil contributing to (27%). Also the perfect geographical location of getting sunlight and getting sufficient amount of wind within the small territory to distribute electricity.Oman has the huge potential for wind and solar energies. It can also provide the electricity with suitable combination of Wind, Biomass and Photovoltaic (PV). This indicates that the Sultanate of Oman has the enormous opportunity to become a renewable giant in the near future. The peak electricity demand in Oman increased drastically from 2,773 MW in 2007 to 4,643 MW in 2013. This is due to the accelerated growth in Oman. There exists a need to reduce the gap between the production and consumption of the electricity – as extra need of energy sources other than fossil fuel and gases are needed. Energy strategy needs to be adapted for long run with the diversified energy needs. Also,the need for developing more efficient motor vehicles, expanding the reserve storage of petroleum and improving the infrastructure. The potential for off grid wind application is very limited in Oman . These can be applicable only to those consumers in rural areas where there is potential for wind speed and also along the Coast in South part of Oman. Also in the mountains North of Salalah-Coastal areas in Southern part of Oman have significant wind energy. There are two renewable energies which are identified to be potential in Oman – Solar and Wind energy.

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