Muscat: Total electricity production in the Sultanate of Oman recorded a significant increase of 17.4 percent during the first two months of 2026, reaching 6,565.1 gigawatt-hours (GWh) compared to 5,590.6 GWh during the same period in 2025, according to preliminary data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

According to Oman News Agency, the statistics showed an increase in net electricity production-which includes purchases by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and the Rural Areas Electricity Company, categorized by region-by 17.3 percent to reach 6,333.8 GWh by the end of February 2026, compared to 5,401.6 GWh during the corresponding period last year.

Regarding water production, total output in the Sultanate of Oman until the end of February 2026 recorded a slight decrease of 1.2 percent, totaling 78,444.0 million cubic meters, compared to 79,426.0 million cubic meters during the same period in 2025.

At the governorate level, Dhofar Governorate led the list of governorates experiencing growth in production, with an increase of 1.7 percent to reach 12,435.6 million cubic meters, compared to 12,224.0 million cubic meters in the same period last year. Conversely, Muscat Governorate recorded a decrease of 3.7 percent, with production reaching 30,717.4 million cubic meters compared to 31,881.7 million cubic meters. Water production in the remaining governorates also saw a slight decline of 0.1 percent, reaching 35,291.0 million cubic meters compared to 35,320.3 million cubic meters during the same period of 2025.