Nama Electricity Distribution intends to invest over RO600 million ($1.6 billion) from 2026 to 2029 to enhance and reinforce electricity networks, improve infrastructure, and hasten the shift toward a smart, data-centric power distribution system throughout Oman.
The investment plan will prioritize boosting network reliability, increasing operational efficiency, and upgrading infrastructure to address future electricity needs, while also expanding the implementation of digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and sophisticated data analysis.
The firm stated that its upcoming development phase will progress past network digitization to enhance data value for better services, reinforce network management, and provide an improved experience for users.
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Khalfan Al Bartamani, Chief Commercial Officer of Nama Electricity Distribution, stated to Oman News Agency (ONA) that the company was focusing on the integration of smart meters, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), and technologies for network sensing and control.
The integration is anticipated to allow for real-time network oversight, quicker fault identification, swifter emergency response, and reduced electricity restoration durations.
Nama is also broadening the application of big data, advanced analytics, and AI to create tools that track the status and effectiveness of network assets. These technologies will enable predictive maintenance, facilitating earlier identification of potential issues and more precise direction of maintenance activities.
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Al Bartamani stated that the change would enhance subscriber services by providing quicker responses to reports, improved outage management, and greater coordination among operational teams. The firm has already put in place a system for managing outages that connects its call center to emergency response teams. The system employs real-time monitoring, operational data, and GIS technology to identify faults and expedite responses to service disruptions.
Nama will persist in developing substations and distribution networks, enhancing asset management, facilitating renewable energy integration, and fostering local value addition and national skills development within its broader modernization initiative.
Nama manages, services, and enhances an electricity distribution network that spans over 105,000 kilometres across the governorates in its service region, excluding Dhofar Governorate. The company caters to around 1.4 million subscribers, delivering electricity services to every populated area in its operational range.
In recent years, its initiatives have involved broadening and fortifying networks at various voltage levels, building and enhancing substations, linking new customers, and executing digital transformation and automation projects. By the close of October 2025, capital expenditure totaled around RO120 million.
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Out of this total, roughly RO61 million was designated for 11-kilovolt (kV) network initiatives and about RO19 million for 33kV initiatives
Important initiatives during this timeframe involved network growth and strengthening, automation endeavors, remote monitoring and control systems, and the enhancement of outage management functionalities across various governorates.
The proposed investment for 2026-2029 aims to enhance these initiatives, boosting network capacity and preparedness while fostering economic growth and increasing electricity demand.