Italy’s CESI tapped to masterplan growth of Oman’s power grid

Italy’s CESI tapped to masterplan growth of Oman’s power grid

Leading international power sector engineering and consultancy firm CESI says it has been commissioned by Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) – the nation’s monopoly provider of transmission services across much of the Sultanate of Oman – to masterplan the development of the country’s interconnected power grid over the next two decades.

The masterplan study, according to the Italian-headquartered firm, will primarily seek to enable OETC’s vision of rolling out an integrated transmission system that also covers in the future vast expanses of the country earmarked for renewable and green energy development.

OETC, a member of Nama Group, owns and operates the Main Interconnected System (MIS) covering much of the northern half of the country, as well as the Dhofar System, serving parts of Dhofar Governorate. Further, as system operator, it is also responsible for the central despatch of generating and desalination plants connected to the two grids.

A major interconnection project, dubbed ‘Rabt’, is currently underway at a cost of about RO 375 million that, when completed by around 2026, will result in the integration of the MIS and Dhofar grids. The landmark project will also result in the incorporation of the standalone grids of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and the Duqm network