We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the System of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water promulgated by Royal Decree 58/2009,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The Ministry of Oil and Gas is hereby assigned the competence for the implementation of the state public policy regarding the energy sector.
Article II
All competences assigned to the Public Authority for Electricity and Water relating to the electricity sector stipulated in the aforementioned System of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Oil and Gas.
The Ministry of Oil and Gas shall also exercise the competences assigned to the Public Authority for Electricity and Water relating to the electricity sector stipulated in the aforementioned Law on the Governance and Privatisation of the Electricity and Related Water Sector, and any other law.
Article III
All records, allocations, and assets related to the electricity sector of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Oil and Gas, as well as the directorates responsible for the electricity sector and their employees with their same employment status and financial entitlements.
The implementation of the transfer must be in accordance with the mechanism agreed upon by the Minister of Oil and Gas and the Chairman of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water.
Article IV
All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Article V
This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1440
Corresponding to: 18 December 2018
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1273 issued on 23 December 2018.