2018 WORK Priorities

The 2018 Forward Work Programme includes a number of ‘high priority’ areas of work: Electric Vehicles The Authority intends to carry out a review of international best practice in relation to the regulatory framework to support the introduction of Electric Vehicles (EV) in the Sultanate of Oman. The review will look into potential capital costs from development of public EV recharge stations, network and connection issues, safety issues, metering costs and the required licence and Code modifications required in relation to Distribution Network Operator responsibilities. Development of competitive market The Authority will work on developing an overall programme of work and timescale to progress the Competitive Market Review (CMR) in 2018. The Authority commenced preparatory work on the development of competition amongst Licensed Suppliers in 2017 and intends to implement the recommendations in 2018. This will include engagement with key-stakeholders which will enable the Authority to develop a timescale from the introduction of competition in the supply business. Deployment of initiative (Sahim) The Authority launched the Sahim initiative in 2017 to facilitate the deployment of residential PV systems. In 2018, the Authority intends to build on the work undertaken in 2017 with the objective of launching a tender for an initial tranche of PV installations in residential premises. This will entail ensuring that issues such as regulatory arrangements, contractual frameworks, customer propositions, output monitoring methodology and other related issues are addressed prior to the residential PV