Oman's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has announced that the Sultan Haitham City is moving closer to its first phase of occupancy after three electrical substations with a combined capacity of 160MVA were commissioned to supply power to residential areas, public facilities and development projects. 

The commissioning comes as construction and infrastructure work accelerates across Sultan Haitham City.

All residential neighbourhoods and real estate projects have entered the implementation phase, while landscaping work has begun and several tenders awarded this year have been completed, said the ministry.

Commissioned by Nama Electricity Distribution Company, these substations have been set up at an investment of more than RO12 million ($31.2 million). They are part of preparations for the first residents to move into Hay Al Wafaa by the end of 2026.

The substations, are supplying electricity to government schools in Hay Al Wafaa, Muscat Private International School, street lighting and the district cooling network, as well as several residential and real estate developments, including Hay Al Wafaa, Al Sarooj Oasis, Yanaier Residences, Wadi Tala, Joud Project and Wadi Safa.

The City is being developed as a new urban district in Muscat, with residential, commercial and public facilities being delivered in phases.

Work is continuing on the expansion of the Halban-Al Ma'abilah road near the city, as well as improvements to service roads in surrounding areas.

Nasser Al Hadrami, executive director of future projects at the ministry, said the sewage network was more than 90% complete, while utility infrastructure and roads had reached 64%. Bridge construction was also more than 90% complete, he said.

Construction has also begun on the 12th roadworks package, which includes a new connection between Sultan Haitham City and Muscat Expressway through Al Ma'abilah Exit 2, improvements to roads serving traffic from Mabela Exit 3 and an underpass to improve access to the city and nearby districts, he added.