THE GLOBAL EDITION 01
English
Map of 12 power-plant records in Oman, coloured by fuel and sized by reported capacity where available
← Country directoryOMN / COUNTRY PROFILE

Power plants in Oman

12 power-plant records · 6,010.8 MW reported capacity (12 of 12 records)

  • Gas 75%
  • Solar 25%
Explore Oman on the map

Oman has 12 power plants in this atlas, with 6,011 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Miraah CSP (1,021 MW, solar; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are gas and solar. Grid operators listed here include GCC Interconnection Authority and Oman Electricity Transmission Company. Electricity is regulated by APSR. Renewables supplied 4.9% of its electricity in 2024.

Data compiled from official inventories and open sources; see data sources and coverage.

Oman at a glance

Power-plant records
12
Reported capacity
6,010.8 MW12 of 12 records report MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
4.9%
Most records
Gas, Solar
Capital
Muscat

Largest plants with reported capacity

  1. 1Miraah CSP1,021 MW
  2. 2Sohar Alumnium1,000 MW
  3. 3SMN Barka716 MW
  4. 4Rusail684 MW
  5. 5Sohar632 MW
Full list of power plants in Oman ↓

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

Grid operators and electricity market in Oman

Single buyerOne state buyer, private generators

Gas supplies most power; a spot market started in the main interconnected system in 2022.

  1. GenerationState utility + private producers
  2. TransmissionOne state buyer
  3. DistributionUtility networks
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • APSREnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

Nama group, owned by the state, runs transmission, dispatch and the principal buyer (Nama PWP).

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

  • GCC Interconnection AuthorityRegional grid

    Connected to the Gulf Cooperation Council grid, which links the six Gulf states for emergency support and power trading.

What does “Single buyer” mean?

Independent power producers build plants and sell their output under long-term contracts to one designated state buyer, usually the national utility, which runs the grid and sells to consumers.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

Browse the worldwide operator directory
ELECTRICITY IN 2024

Electricity production in Oman

Electricity generated49.1 TWh
Renewable share4.9%
Low-carbon share4.9%
Carbon intensity542.8 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0 TWh
Wind0.1 TWh
Solar2.3 TWh
Bioenergy0 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas44.8 TWh
Other fossil1.9 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

Oman electricity generation, fuel mix and annual data

Regional comparisons: Asia electricity production · Western Asia electricity production

Explore trends & country comparisons

Geography and data notes

Oman is in Western Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Muscat
Languages
Arabic
Region
Western Asia

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 12 records for Oman. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

12 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

12 lack an owner/operator; 3 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Oman

Open country map

Browse 12 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

12 matching records · showing 12

1,021 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Equipment manufacturer
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map
113.4 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Equipment manufacturer
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map
4.4 MW
Owner in source
Not reported
Operator in source
Not reported
Equipment manufacturer
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
Wiki-Solar · historical recordDetails & map

MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.