How would you assess the feasibility of privatising aspects of the utilities sector?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Omar Al Wahaibi, CEO, Electricity Holding Company: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
Articles & Analysis | Water projects are on the rise and legal changes permit further growth from The Report: Oman 2015
In the wake of growing water consumption driven by rapid population growth, the sultanate of Oman is working to substantially increase its seawater desalination capacity. The government’s successful record of working in collaboration with the private sector to deliver new utilities projects has painted a bright forecast for future partnerships, while amendments to the...
Articles & Analysis | Upcoming projects set the stage for a diversifying sector from The Report: Oman 2015
Rapid population growth and a host of planned investment in megaprojects across the tourism, transportation and infrastructure sectors have led to pressing new demand on Oman’s utilities sector. Already boasting a dynamic, liberalised and open market that has witnessed a number of successful power projects built and owned by private companies, Oman is now set to launch a...
Articles & Analysis | New training centres are being developed to address the shortage of qualified workers from The Report: Oman 2015
As the sultanate’s oil and gas sector enters a renaissance period, moving back towards production levels of 15 years ago using enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and while new unconventional gas production offers new economic opportunities, the industry has found itself facing a shortage of human resources (HR). Recent estimates put Oman’s HR gap in the tens of thousands, and...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Salim Nasser Said Al Aufi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
How do you assess the progress of the in-country value (ICV) initiative, and what additional mechanisms are needed to meet value retention targets?
Articles & Analysis | A host of new initiatives are moving forward as demand increases from The Report: Oman 2015
A decade of rapid development in Oman has seen the sultanate’s population jump, while rising industrialisation and new construction projects have bolstered economic diversification under the Vision 2020 economic development plan. This has not come without costs, however, and natural gas consumption has sky-rocketed in recent years, driven by heavy new demand in the...