Nama Electricity Distribution has announced plans to invest more than RO 600 million between 2026 and 2029 in developing and expanding electricity networks across Oman. The investment aims to upgrade infrastructure, enhance network readiness, and improve operational efficiency to accommodate future growth in electricity demand.
Eng Khalfan bin Nasser al Bartamani, Nama’s Chief Commercial Officer, outlined the company’s strategy to shift from network digitization toward leveraging data as a core asset. This approach seeks to develop smarter services for subscribers, boost operational performance, and enable more effective network management. Key components include integrating smart meters with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), and network sensing and control tools. These technologies support real-time monitoring, enable rapid fault detection, and help speed emergency responses and service restoration.
The company is also expanding the use of big data, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence to monitor asset health and network performance. These capabilities facilitate predictive and targeted maintenance, allowing early identification of issues and ensuring more reliable electricity supply. The enhanced data-driven systems are expected to improve subscriber experience through faster service delivery and more efficient outage management.
Eng al Bartamani highlighted the implementation of an outage management system that links the call center with emergency teams. This system utilizes real-time operational data and GIS to accelerate fault response and restoration, directly benefiting customers. Concurrently, Nama continues to invest in upgrading substations and networks, promoting asset management improvements, supporting renewable energy integration, and fostering local value addition aligned with Oman Vision 2040 goals.
Currently, Nama operates and maintains an electricity distribution network spanning more than 105,000 kilometers across multiple governorates, excluding Dhofar. In recent years, the company has undertaken extensive projects to expand and strengthen networks at various voltage levels, construct and develop substations, and connect new subscribers, alongside digital transformation and automation initiatives.
By the end of October 2025, Nama’s capital expenditure reached approximately RO 120 million, including around RO 61 million dedicated to 11 kV network projects and about RO 19 million for 33 kV projects. Prominent projects completed during this period included network expansion and automation, remote monitoring and control systems, and enhancements to the outage management infrastructure across several governorates.