Oman, Yemen sign agreement for electrical interconnection project

Salalah: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Yemen signed today in Salalah two joint cooperation agreements related to the electrical interconnection project between the electricity grid in Dhofar Governorate and the electricity grid in Al Mahra Governorate in the Republic of Yemen, within the framework of joint cooperation and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.The first agreement was signed on the Omani side by Eng. Ali Issa Shammas, CEO of Nama for Dhofar Services, and on the Yemeni side by Othman Mohammed Owaid, Director General of the Public Electricity Corporation in Al Mahra Governorate. The second agreement was signed on the Omani side by Ahmed Salim Al Abri, CEO of Nama for Power and Water Procurement, and on the Yemeni side by Eng. Mohsen Ali Balhaf, Director of the Yemen Petroleum Company in Al Mahra Governorate. The project comes within the framework of efforts aimed at enhancing cooperation in the field of electrical power, and supporting the stability and provision of electricity supplies in the beneficiary areas of Al Mahra Governorate through interconnection with the electricity grid in Dhofar Governorate.The agreement includes delivering electrical power to a number of areas in Al Mahra Governorate, including the cities of Hawf and Shahn, as a first phase, through the electricity distribution network, with loads estimated at 3 megawatts for the Hawf area and 5 megawatts for the Shahn area, and to Al Ghaydah with loads reaching up to 50 megawatts.The project embodies the importance of partnership and cooperation between the two countries in the electrical power sector, and this agreement represents an enhancement of infrastructure in the energy sector and the fulfillment of electrical needs in the beneficiary areas, aiming at stability, development, and the advancement of social and commercial sectors.