Abstract
This article reviews the recent trends of Oman's electricity sector before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The impacts of the pandemic on the Main Interconnected System (MIS) of Oman were analyzed using hourly load data. The analysis shows that the MIS demand declined as a result of the decrease in economic activities during the lockdown. In addition, the MIS demand experienced temporal and geographical variations: the former is demonstrated by a shift in peak demand hours, while the latter is represented by a reduction in Muscat's urban areas' load compared with those of other areas.
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Albadi, Mohammed Hamdan; Badi, Abdullah Al; Rawahi, Sultan Al; Hosani, Maktoum Al; and Shabibi, Malik Al
(2022)
"EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON OMAN'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR,"
The Journal of Engineering Research: Vol. 19:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53540/tjer.vol19iss2pp95-105
Pages
95-105
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