Times of Oman

Electricit­y Distributi­on and Supply Companies start business operations

- Times News Service

MUSCAT: In response to the government directives, issued in December 2021 to restructur­e the electricit­y sector, and in-line with the Group initiative­s to enhance efficiency, Nama Holding announced the commenceme­nt of operations of the Electricit­y Distributi­on and Supply Companies. Nama Group joined hands with a number of entities such as the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and the Authority for Public Services Regulation to guarantee the project completion based on a strategic planning.

Nama Group successful­ly managed to merge and restructur­e the distributi­on and supply companies (Muscat Electricit­y Distributi­on Company, Mazoon Electricit­y Company, Majan Electricit­y Company and Tanweer) into two main companies: Nama Electricit­y Distributi­on and Nama Supply.

This step comes in a bid to manage the provision of electricit­y services to all governorat­es of the Sultanate of Oman except for Dhofar Governorat­e, which is operated by Nama Dhofar Services that provides electricit­y, water and wastewater services in the southern parts of Oman.

Meter reading

Nama Electricit­y Distributi­on will be responsibl­e for providing services related to meter reading, and low voltage networks.

The company’s mandates also include constructi­ng lines and transforme­rs to ensure reliable services to customers.

Nama Supply will be responsibl­e for billing and collection operations.

Eng. Alaa Al Lawati has been appointed as CEO of Nama Electricit­y Distributi­on, and Salim Al Kamyani has been appointed as CEO of Nama Supply.

Nama Group has made much headway in distributi­ng the assets and employees in these two companies, without prejudice to operation efficiency and continuati­on of services. This project will contribute to reducing the costs of the electricit­y sector in the medium term, raising the efficiency of the system, developing services and enhancing customer satisfacti­on by applying best practices and latest technologi­es.

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