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EnergyOman's Electricity Output Rises 6.8% in the First Five Months of 2026Total electricity generation reached 20,314 GWh from January to May 2026, up 6.8% on the same period of 2025, according to preliminary National Centre for Statistics data.
BusinessRO 4.3 Billion Plan to Reshape Salalah Through 2040The Greater Salalah Structure Plan sets out about RO 4.3 billion of investment through 2040, split almost evenly between public and private money.
TourismOman Launches Winter Tourism Campaign for 2025/26The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has promoted Oman's 2025/26 winter season with digital campaigns aimed at Gulf, Asian and European visitors.TourismMuscat Awards Largest Glamping Hub Tender at Hawiyat NajmMuscat Governorate has awarded the tender for an integrated glamping hub at Hawiyat Najm, with a daily capacity of 144 visitors.TourismContract Awarded for Hawiyat Najm Glamping ProjectMuscat Municipality has awarded the contract for the Hawiyat Najm Glamping Project in Qurayyat, a site of about 500,000 square metres.EnergyOman's First Biodiesel Filling Station Opens in DuqmOOMCO has opened the Duqm Gateway Station in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, the first filling station in Oman to dispense biodiesel.BusinessOman's RO 150 Million Sugar Refinery Opens in SoharThe Oman Sugar Refinery at Sohar Port and Freezone opened in December 2025 after trial operations, with a designed output of one million tonnes of refined sugar a year.EnergyConstruction Starts on PDO's Rawafid Wind and Solar ProjectsConstruction has started on three renewable projects for Petroleum Development Oman: two wind farms and a 105 MW solar plant, all sold to PDO under long-term contracts.TourismCrowne Plaza Muscat Qurum Reopens After Room RenovationThe Crowne Plaza Muscat, Qurum resumed operations on 1 September 2025 after a room renovation, with about 120 renovated rooms open at first.EnergyNama PWP Opens Qualification Round for Oman's First Waste-to-Energy PlantNama Power and Water Procurement has started the request-for-qualification stage for a 95 to 100 MW waste-to-energy plant in Barka, due to run from 2031.BusinessOman-Backed Solaris Agrees to Control Brazilian Grain Exporter AgribrasilSolaris, majority-owned by Oman's sovereign wealth fund, agreed to buy a controlling stake in Agribrasil, a Brazilian grain exporter, to support food supply security.TourismConstruction Starts on Coastal Tourism Project in SalalahWork has begun on a coastal tourism project in Salalah led by Al Wathba Hospitality, with a hotel and marina planned in its first phase.