Oman and Yemen sign two agreements to connect electricity between Dhofar and Al Mahra

The Sultanate of Oman and Yemen signed, on Sunday, two joint cooperation agreements related to the electrical interconnection project between the electrical network in the Omani Governorate of Dhofar and the electrical network in the Yemeni Governorate of Al-Mahra, within the framework of the two countries’ cooperation in the energy sector.

The two agreements, according to what was reported by the Oman News Agency, include the delivery of electrical energy to a number of areas in Al-Mahra Governorate, including Hawf and Shihn, as a first stage, through the electricity distribution network, with loads estimated at 3 megawatts for the Hawf area, and 5 megawatts for the Shihn area, all the way to the city of Al-Ghaydah with loads reaching 50 megawatts.

The agency stated that this comes within the framework of efforts aimed at supporting the stability and provision of electrical supplies in the beneficiary areas in Al-Mahra Governorate, through connection with the electrical network in Dhofar Governorate.

She pointed out that the two agreements aim to strengthen the infrastructure in the energy sector and the nature of electrical needs in the beneficiary areas, and to achieve stability, development and advancement of the social and commercial sectors.

According to the agency, the first agreement was signed on the Omani side by the CEO of Namaa Dhofar Services Company, Ali Shammas, and on the Yemeni side by the Director General of the General Electricity Corporation, Al Mahra Governor, Othman Arayed.

As for the second agreement, it was signed on the Omani side by the CEO of the Dimaa Energy and Water Procurement Company, Ahmed Al-Abri, and on the Yemeni side, it was signed by the director of the Yemeni Oil Company in Al-Mahra Governorate, Engineer Mohsen Ali Balhaf.