What was the reason behind sudden power outage that hit Oman?

Oman Tuesday 06/September/2022 14:04 PM
By: Times News Service
What was the reason behind sudden power outage that hit Oman?
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Muscat: The power outage that occurred in most governorates of the Sultanate of Oman is due to purely technical reasons, Chairman of the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR) said.

"The Authority for Public Services Regulation is working to take the necessary measures to ensure that licensed companies comply with the recommendations that will result from the technical investigation, Oman News Agency (ONA), said in a statement.

 His Excellency Dr. Mansour bin Talib Al Hinai, Chairman of the Authority, confirms that the visit to the 400/200 kV Ibri plant came within the procedures of the technical investigation with the Oman Electricity Transmission Company following the power outage in the main network.

His Excellency confirmed that the technical failure that occurred in the transmission network and the power outage is due to purely technical reasons. The authority has started a technical investigation to find out and evaluate the measures taken by the company to deal with the outage.