From June 2025 through May 2026, the supplied data show that Oman’s electricity consumption was entirely supplied by fossil generation, with gas accounting for 100%. Low-carbon sources contributed none of the reported electricity mix. This complete dependence on gas highlights the opportunity to build a cleaner electricity system and reduce the climate-changing emissions and air pollution associated with fossil fuels.

Is Electricity Growing in Oman?

Electricity consumption per person is growing in Oman: the latest 2026 figure reached about 9,900 kWh, exceeding the previous record of roughly 9,500 kWh in 2025 by about 400 kWh per person, or 4%. However, clean electricity has moved in the opposite direction. Reported low-carbon generation fell to zero kWh per person, compared with its previous record of 363 kWh in 2024. Rising electricity consumption is welcome as electrification and AI increase demand, but the loss of reported clean generation is concerning: Oman needs low-carbon supply to grow alongside consumption.

Suggestions

Oman should prioritize a substantial expansion of solar electricity while considering nuclear generation as a complementary source of dependable clean power. Relevant examples include nearby Jordan, where solar supplies 15% of electricity, and the sunny US state of Nevada, where it supplies about 35%. The neighboring United Arab Emirates offers a particularly useful nuclear example, generating one-fifth of its electricity from nuclear power; France demonstrates how nuclear can supply roughly two-thirds. Oman could learn from these regions’ deployment experience, expand utility-scale and rooftop solar, strengthen its electricity grid, and develop the institutions and skilled workforce needed for a nuclear program.

History

Oman’s recorded low-carbon electricity history began slowly: from 2013 through 2019, solar generation showed no annual increase. Growth then accelerated in the early 2020s, with solar adding 0.2 TWh in 2020, 0.5 TWh in 2021, and 0.9 TWh in 2022. Wind also added 0.1 TWh in 2020 but recorded no further increases through 2024. Solar growth slowed to 0.1 TWh in 2023 and stopped in 2024. These early gains were encouraging, but the subsequent stagnation is disappointing and reinforces the need for sustained investment in clean electricity.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Jun 2025 – May 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.