ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OMAN

Al Hatmi Yousuf, C.S. Tan

Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive review of energy sources in Oman as well as looking into the structures of the electricity sector in the Sultanate of Oman. The growing population and the spacing between housing units in the territory of Oman has became a major challenges to the government in generation planning due to its limited energy resources in the country. Hence, energy has become an important sector in Omani vision 2020. Renewable energy (RE) sources form a vital and strategic solution for the provision of electric power in the Sultanate; few studies have indicated that Oman is rich in solar and wind energy. However, this sector faces many challenges, and the development of RE is at a slow pace. This paper identify the issues and challenges of RE in Oman

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Oil and Gas, Electricity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0207029