MUSCAT: The average annual growth in demand for natural gas for power generation is expected at 3 per cent for the next seven years within the Main Interconnected System (MIS) areas in Oman.
Total natural gas consumption at the main power and desalination plants in 2016 fell by 4 per cent to around 7.01 billion standard cubic metres, which is equivalent to 19.4 million standard cubic metres per day.
“The reduction of 4 per cent growth in natural gas requirements contrasts with the 4 per cent increase in electricity generation over the same period. This significant improvement stems mainly from transmission grid upgrades that enabled better access to the most efficient generation plants,” said a seven-year outlook released by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP).
The primary fuel resource for power generation and associated water desalination plans in the main interconnected system is natural gas, supplied to power and desalination plants by the Ministry of Oil and Gas (MoG).
