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00:00:00The existence of diverse expertise, the exchange of expertise between different
00:00:04companies,
00:00:06that exist in uh, we see the best global practices, whether
00:00:08they are in the Sultanate or outside
00:00:11the Al-Shamkhiya project, this the Sultanate, and we learn from each other through the idea of exchanging
00:00:13expertise in general. So this is the importance of these conferences
00:00:17that they are essentially for this exchange of expertise. Excellent. And as I
00:00:21mentioned to you, the increase in electricity in the Sultanate of Oman this year
00:00:24was around 9%. This increase, if we compare it to previous
00:00:28years, which ranged on average from 3.5 to
00:00:314%, we are talking about more than double in one year.
00:00:35This also directly reflects the volume of investments taking place in the electricity
00:00:39sector and the sectors that need
00:00:42electricity as a basic infrastructure for its delivery. Excellent.
00:00:45Very good. So, if we come to talk
00:00:47Engineer. God willing, this about Engineer Abdullah, regarding the conference specifically, what are the most prominent activities? What
00:00:50are the most prominent events? What are the most prominent
00:00:52specifically was light shed on this accompanying programs
00:00:55witnessed this and those associated with this conference? And I expect that there is also an exhibition
00:00:58present within the framework
00:01:01of the calendar of this conference, right? Yes, it is
00:01:03true that we always try in this type of
00:01:07conference to have a mix
00:01:09of visual presentations
00:01:12and mutual
00:01:14to complete this journey with you. discussions. Excellent. And at the same time, the presence of international
00:01:18of this and local companies so that expertise can also be exchanged
00:01:21in this regard. So today we are talking about more than 65 companies
00:01:24participating locally
00:01:26and globally.
00:01:29This mix creates a kind of
00:01:32communication in various sectors, and this is truly
00:01:36one of the main things that
00:01:39the Sultanate of Oman are ready to accept this we aim for in this type of conference, that we do
00:01:42not differentiate a specific sector or, meaning, it is not just one sector
00:01:46that we talk about. We talk about various sectors, for example, the oil
00:01:49and gas sector, the manufacturing sector, or the processing
00:01:53industry, the agricultural
00:01:56wealth sector in general. Why? Because each
00:02:00of these sectors has completely different challenges, and also,
00:02:04Riyals. Of course, this across the Sultanate with these areas, even
00:02:07at the level of areas, regions, or governorates in the Sultanate,
00:02:10they have importance and they have an advantage in
00:02:16many decades ago the technical challenges that exist. So, this mix that we are trying to create in this type of
00:02:19conferences and technical gatherings
00:02:22addresses many of these let's say technical challenges,
00:02:25and many solutions are proposed that, thank
00:02:29God, we have started to see over the past four editions
00:02:32began to be implemented in new projects,
00:02:37paths that this hackathon seeks to achieve began to bear fruit as a national network efficiency
00:02:41and also as an expansion in the Sultanate of Oman. Very good.
00:02:44Well, Engineer Alaa also mentioned at the
00:02:48are deliberated here in beginning of this meeting that this conference and this edition
00:02:52witnessed
00:02:58sector in say, the other part of a very wide and large participation of specialists, interested parties, and experts from inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman. Today
00:03:01we are talking about more than 80 speakers from more than
00:03:0550 countries around the world who are present and participating
00:03:10present in this part of in this conference. What are the most prominent working papers or topics that will be
00:03:15association is one of focused on during this edition, Engineer Alaa?
00:03:18Well, in this edition, we made sure that the topics are diverse.
00:03:22The challenges
00:03:25from the people of Al Wusta Governorate in this of the electricity system, whether in
00:03:27of what happens in the Sultanate of Oman or in the world, are different today from the previous
00:03:30challenges. If we talk, for example, about five
00:03:33years ago, we would say the electricity
00:03:36to the wilayat in system started with electricity generation, large power plants
00:03:39and colleges here in for electricity generation, transmission networks, and distribution networks, then
00:03:42to the end consumer. So,
00:03:45the path was clear.
00:03:50through the holding of this The inputs for each system were clear. Today, we are talking about completely new
00:03:53challenges. Today, the entry of renewable
00:03:56energy
00:03:59has given us a slight difference in the inputs that
00:04:02networks need. For example,
00:04:04transformation in if we take large renewable energy
00:04:08plants, solar energy, you see today what we have invested in the Sultanate
00:04:11of Oman, we are talking about no less than 250 megawatts to 500 megawatts.
00:04:15Excellent. This solar energy that enters the electricity
00:04:18grid can, for example, during the passing of
00:04:22a cloud or something in
00:04:25certain weather
00:04:27also agreements signed through this. conditions, this energy drops directly.
00:04:30of this edition of this Oh, of course, all
00:04:32can be signed during this of this This is undoubtedly a set of poses new challenges
00:04:35for the electricity system. So in this conference, we focused on
00:04:38the idea of the working papers not only
00:04:42including investments in
00:04:44the people of Masirah Island on this renewable energy, among but the electricity system is broader today.
00:04:48The challenges are not only in these investments, but also
00:04:51in the management, flexibility, and intelligence of the grid,
00:04:55which is both the electricity transmission grid and the electricity distribution grid.
00:04:58Excellent, in the way it deals with these new
00:05:02variables. This is in the current situation. We are currently talking about a set of
00:05:06stations that have entered service
00:05:09challenges existing in and have put us in these new challenges. We are also talking
00:05:11about the future. The near future that we are currently seeing
00:05:14is that we will have electric cars
00:05:18as one of the new inputs in the electricity system.
00:05:21Home or community
00:05:25solar energy, this is also considered solar energy that enters
00:05:28from the subscriber to the grid.
00:05:32On the contrary, previously the subscriber was only a consumer. Today, he is
00:05:35a consumer and a producer at the same time. Excellent. The more
00:05:39the number of subscribers who, that is, use
00:05:43and supply energy to the grid, the more the challenges increase. So all of these
00:05:46create challenges for network flexibility, and perhaps this
00:05:50is also the theme of this year's conference, which was on energy security
00:05:53and network flexibility. So one of the main points
00:05:56we think about in general is the issue of network flexibility and network intelligence
00:06:00to accept this type of new challenges. Excellent. Why
00:06:05slogan and this title? Why was it chosen? Yes, as
00:06:08I told you, the electricity system is a global system, and
00:06:13if we started with it in the past, the challenges were clear. Yes,
00:06:16we want correct investments for renewable
00:06:19energy. Today, these investments are, thank God, available,
00:06:22but today, these investments must also be balanced with investments
00:06:26in the smart grid.
00:06:28Correct. Why are these smart grid investments
00:06:32necessary at this stage? Because today, the input
00:06:36challenges are variable. Today, we have differences
00:06:38in voltage, current, and frequency. The
00:06:43challenges in these technical factors may be different from before.
00:06:46Therefore, it is necessary that all existing networks in
00:06:51type of change. Yes, very good. Well, returning also to Engineer Abdullah,
00:06:55in addition to Nama Electricity Distribution, you are also as an organizing
00:06:58body for this event, it is nice to give
00:07:01some information to the esteemed viewer and dear follower regarding
00:07:05the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
00:07:08and your significant role also in organizing such
00:07:11events specifically related to the topic
00:07:15of electricity and energy. Yes, of course, the Institute
00:07:18of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is an international
00:07:21organization headquartered in the United States of America.
00:07:25It began
00:07:28and includes many engineers from all over the world.
00:07:31Excellent. It has dedicated itself to harnessing
00:07:34technology and education
00:07:36to serve society and how it can
00:07:40develop this society and possibly raise your
00:07:42very strict procedures regarding, for example, the topics discussed,
00:07:50presence of such organizations and
00:07:54the working papers that are discussed,
00:07:57the scientific papers that
00:08:01the Sultanate, and comparing them to what
00:08:03is being, discussed in, as they
00:08:08the world, I think places the Sultanate also in
00:08:12an important place in
00:08:14this type of discussions, and also
00:08:18sheds light on challenges that may not be
00:08:23the world, meaning we are talking about the Middle East. So, in fact, this
00:08:28the professional associations that
00:08:31has, throughout the past years,
00:08:34demonstrated its continuous and regular monitoring
00:08:39networks in general all over the world. And today we benefit here
00:08:43in the Sultanate of Oman, not
00:08:45only as an association, but also as branches distributed
00:08:48in various universities
00:08:52the Sultanate. Excellent. Very good. Also, Engineer Alaa, what are the
00:08:55most prominent results? What are the most prominent recommendations
00:08:59that are hoped to be achieved
00:09:02conference with this momentum and this major
00:09:05event? Of course, as we mentioned
00:09:08previously, the number of participants, the number
00:09:12of expected research papers, yes,
00:09:16the number of countries that participated, these are also indicators
00:09:19of the success of the conference, but
00:09:22the real success actually lies in the number
00:09:25of partnerships and the number of projects that emerge
00:09:28after the end of the conference. So we are not
00:09:31just talking about existing projects. We are talking about future
00:09:35projects, about agreements. There are
00:09:41agreements that conference,
00:09:45and partnerships between
00:09:48different companies, whether
00:09:52investors, whether they are
00:09:55manufacturers. So all of these, if they come
00:09:58as results of this conference, we consider this conference to have been truly
00:10:01successful. Modern technology
00:10:04has entered the electricity system and has changed
00:10:07our way of dealing with electricity
00:10:11networks. All of these are considered
00:10:14successful, God willing. How long will
00:10:16the conference last? Give us a general
00:10:20overview, Engineer Abdullah. Yes, the conference started today
00:10:24and will continue for three days. It is diverse between
00:10:27visual presentations and sessions
00:10:30divided into six main axes addressing the topic
00:10:33of energy storage, network flexibility, and energy
00:10:37efficiency, as well as the challenges associated
00:10:39with these topics. Also,
00:10:43there will be workshops on the last day of the conference, which
00:10:47will involve international
00:10:49companies sharing practical scientific
00:10:52papers, and how they
00:10:55can be applied in the Sultanate
00:10:58or how they can be benefited from in the Sultanate. Excellent. God willing, all
00:11:02greetings, all success, and all appreciation to you. Honestly, your presence today with us in
00:11:06the program "From Oman" and God willing, this is what
00:11:10you would like to say,
00:11:12conference will also achieve all the aspirations and goals it seeks
00:11:16to achieve. Engineer Alaa bin Hassan bin Musa, CEO
00:11:19of Nama Electricity Distribution, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being with us today
00:11:23in our program. You're welcome. And also, thanks to Engineer Abdullah bin Suleiman
00:11:27Al-Wahaibi, Head of the Electricity and Energy Section at the Institute
00:11:31of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
00:11:34We are still with you in this evening tour from Oman, and after a short break, we will return
00:14:04Welcome back, dear viewers and followers, to
00:14:08the "From Oman" program. The details
00:14:11are still present in our program for today.
00:14:14And the upcoming follow-up will be
00:14:17from Al Duqm Wilayat in Al Wusta
00:14:20Governorate. The discussion will be
00:14:23about the Duqm Hackathon
00:14:27for digital various
00:14:30industrial sectors.
00:14:34The discussion will be, God willing, with
00:14:37Dr. Khalifa bin Salem Al-Hatmi, who is
00:14:41the head of the scientific
00:14:43and organizing committee for this hackathon. Welcome
00:14:47Dr. Khalifa. We are happy to have this contact
00:14:51with you and we also congratulate you on the opening and launch
00:14:55hackathon.
00:14:59Hello, Professor Saif Al-Fouri, and good evening to
00:15:02all viewers and followers. We are proud to
00:15:06be in Al Wusta Governorate for the launch
00:15:10of the hackathon and to solve the challenges
00:15:13present in various industrial sectors. Welcome
00:15:16again, Doctor, and through you, we will directly discuss the importance
00:15:20of holding this hackathon and the most prominent goals and aspirations that
00:15:23it seeks to achieve
00:15:25as much as possible.
00:15:29The hackathon is an organization by
00:15:32the office of the Governor of Al Wusta in cooperation with the University of Technology
00:15:36and Applied Sciences. It aims to
00:15:39explore the challenges
00:15:43the industrial sector, logistics services,
00:15:46ports, blue industries, and also
00:15:50mining and the Internet of Things. So the idea
00:15:53of the hackathon emerged from real challenges
00:15:56and aims to find solutions through
00:15:59several parties, including university students
00:16:03and job seekers, in addition to
00:16:07entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized companies, in addition
00:16:11to postgraduate students in various higher
00:16:14education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman. It aims
00:16:18to study the challenges that
00:16:21were found during our meetings with the Governor's
00:16:25office and the industrial sector and were transformed
00:16:28into ideas by the participants
00:16:32to adopt solutions and also innovations in several
00:16:35tracks. Yes. How can
00:16:39this hackathon also, Doctor Khalifa, contribute in one way
00:16:43or another to enhancing the culture of innovation as well as
00:16:47digital transformation among various male and female students in higher
00:16:50education institutions?
00:16:55Mr. Saif, the idea is always, or the name
00:16:58of the hackathon is the Digital Transformation Hackathon for various
00:17:01industrial sectors. So among
00:17:04the most prominent interests that the scientific
00:17:08committee focused on is that the idea
00:17:10in which the participants
00:17:13compete is based on innovation and that
00:17:16it also has applicability
00:17:20in Al Wusta Governorate and also has
00:17:23an expected impact. So through
00:17:26the governance of this matter,
00:17:29we made the participants and competitors focus
00:17:33on finding innovative solutions and ideas
00:17:36that lead to patents and also lead to practical
00:17:40solutions. It also opens the door
00:17:43for these participants, whether students or
00:17:47job seekers or entrepreneurs, to obtain
00:17:50meetings
00:17:54and also
00:17:56perhaps practical training in some of these companies
00:18:00to understand the challenges
00:18:02closely. Yes, in the same context
00:18:05you are speaking about now, Doctor, it is good to
00:18:09clarify the picture to the esteemed viewer regarding the most prominent
00:18:14as much as possible through holding this edition.
00:18:18النسخه
00:18:19Uh,
00:18:23Mr. Saif, the hackathon covered four
00:18:26tracks. The university student track from
00:18:30various higher education institutions. The number
00:18:33of participants reached 85
00:18:36teams from various higher education institutions,
00:18:40and also the postgraduate student track. The number of participants
00:18:43reached eight teams,
00:18:46and the entrepreneur
00:18:49and startup company track with nine teams,
00:18:52and also the job seeker track with six
00:18:55teams. It is worth mentioning also that among these
00:18:58tracks, there are participants
00:19:02field. Yes. Well, also in the same
00:19:05context, Doctor Khalifa, today we are talking
00:19:09about the importance of enhancing the concept of partnership between
00:19:12the University of Technology and Applied Sciences and the economic
00:19:16community, for example, in the areas
00:19:19of training and
00:19:23employment
00:19:23as well.
00:19:28The Wusta Hackathon is a model, Mr. Saif, for partnership
00:19:31between the University of Technology and Applied
00:19:34Sciences, the Office of the Governor of Al Wusta, and the company. And during
00:19:38the hackathon, some companies
00:19:42or competitors or participants visited
00:19:45the existing companies to present their ideas
00:19:47and proposals, and also through the exhibition,
00:19:51some companies attended the exhibition to search for
00:19:55challenges, and some projects were adopted
00:19:58by some companies and some government agencies.
00:20:01And also, here, Mr. Saif, the field opens
00:20:05for students and job seekers
00:20:08to find training opportunities on the job in these
00:20:11sectors and also to contribute to finding solutions
00:20:15from another perspective. Also, postgraduate students
00:20:18were
00:20:22the distinguishing things that some research
00:20:25that some postgraduate students produced
00:20:29addresses real challenges
00:20:32existing in the industrial sector, based
00:20:36on solid research, and contributed
00:20:39directly to finding
00:20:42practical and technical solutions to some
00:20:46various sectors in the governorate.
00:20:50Yes, thank you and thank you also for all these clarifications, thank you for
00:20:53all these efforts exerted and presented by
00:20:56Dr. Khalifa bin Salem Al-Hatmi, Head of the Scientific
00:21:00and Organizing Committee for this hackathon, the Digital
00:21:04Transformation Hackathon for various industrial sectors
00:21:07in Al Wusta Governorate, specifically Al Duqm Wilayat. And from
00:21:11Duqm to Masirah Wilayat in South Sharqiyah
00:21:14Governorate, where the next talk
00:21:18will be, God willing, about laying the foundation stone
00:21:21for an integrated commercial project in this
00:21:24ancient and beautiful wilayat. Our colleague from there,
00:21:27Yaqoub bin Yusuf Al-Balushi, will convey the details to us. To
00:21:31you, Yaqoub, after good
00:21:33evening.
00:21:37Good evening, Saif. Greetings to you and to all followers here from
00:21:41Masirah Wilayat, which
00:21:45evening the laying of the foundation stone for the multi-
00:21:48faceted Al-Shamkhiya project.
00:21:52We will describe the details of this project
00:21:56with my guest here at this moment, Yusuf
00:21:59bin Mohammed Al-Ghanboosi, Director of the Municipality Department
00:22:02in Masirah. Yusuf, welcome. After welcoming you,
00:22:06directly tell us about the importance project
00:22:10for which the foundation stone was laid today
00:22:13to begin a new phase, or Masirah Island begins a new phase
00:22:16in real estate development and tourism services.
00:22:20Welcome, my brother Yaqoub, and welcome
00:22:23to the esteemed viewers. As you know, my dear brother,
00:22:27today the South Sharqiyah Governorate, in cooperation with the United
00:22:31Real Estate Company, laid
00:22:33the foundation stone for the investment
00:22:37and tourism project in Masirah Wilayat, which is located on
00:22:40a total area of 60,000 square
00:22:43meters with a total value of
00:22:465,700,000
00:22:51and 700,000 Omani
00:22:54project includes and encompasses in its components
00:22:57several facilities and services, including
00:23:01walkways and promenades, and recreational
00:23:04areas, as well as
00:23:07multi-purpose centers and services. All of
00:23:11this will contribute to enhancing tourism activity in Masirah
00:23:14Wilayat. If you describe to the viewer
00:23:18Yusuf, the project's divisions.
00:23:26Yes, the project's components include a guesthouse with
00:23:29commercial shops, in addition to a multi-purpose
00:23:32center and some facilities
00:23:35and services included in the project.
00:23:38Yes, what is the added value that the project adds
00:23:41to the wilayat or to the tourism
00:23:45sector specifically and the economic
00:23:48the wilayat? Of course, it is expected that this project will contribute
00:23:51to creating opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises
00:23:55in the wilayat through the implementation
00:23:59and operation phases. And also, it will create
00:24:03diverse jobs for the people
00:24:05of the wilayat, all of which will contribute to supporting
00:24:08and developing economic activity in the wilayat, God
00:24:12willing. Yes, if we compare this project to the guesthouse projects currently
00:24:15existing in Masirah, what distinguishes
00:24:18it? In addition to the walkways and green spaces
00:24:22that the project will bring
00:24:26the area where it will be implemented. Of course, this project, my dear brother, is an
00:24:29integrated project and a project that is completely different from
00:24:32the guesthouses
00:24:35and facilities and tourist establishments in the wilayat
00:24:37because it contains several components, including, as
00:24:41we mentioned earlier, the multi-purpose center, the mosque, the walkways,
00:24:44as well as the guesthouses, the guesthouses
00:24:46and recreational areas. All
00:24:50of this came in an integrated project.
00:24:53This will undoubtedly contribute to promoting domestic
00:24:57tourism and, God willing, will attract tourists
00:25:00and foreign investment to this ancient wilayat, God willing. Yes,
00:25:03of course, a tourism facility project that adds a lot
00:25:07of value to the island in terms of services, providing
00:25:10better levels of tourism services,
00:25:14as well as attracting large numbers of visitors
00:25:17from various regions of the Sultanate and also from
00:25:20outside it. Thank you, Yusuf, and congratulations to you once again
00:25:24and to Masirah for this project. We wish you all the best, God willing. Thank you,
00:25:28my dear brother, for giving me the opportunity to talk about this project.
00:25:31And of course, we congratulate
00:25:34project, which will be completed, God willing, during the coming period,
00:25:38and will be a very important
00:25:41addition to the tourism and economic
00:25:44sector in the country, God willing. All the best to you. Thank you. Thank you, my dear brother.
00:25:48Thank you. So, viewers, this was a description of
00:25:51the Al-Shamkhiya project here in Masirah, for which
00:25:54the foundation stone was laid, and which is located about
00:25:58three kilometers south of the center of
00:26:01Masirah city. Saif, thank you,
00:26:05thank you, Yaqoub. Thank you also to your esteemed guest who was
00:26:08with us from Masirah Wilayat in South Sharqiyah Governorate, and the discussion was about
00:26:13integrated commercial center, which we definitely
00:26:17congratulate the people of Masirah Wilayat on its establishment
00:26:20and the laying of the foundation stone
00:26:22specifically for this project. So, our colleague Yaqoub bin Yusuf
00:26:26Al-Balushi was with us from there, and with that,
00:26:30we have reached the end of today's episode of your program
00:26:33"From Oman". From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your kind follow-up. Only
00:26:37greetings remain, and these are my greetings, of course, and the greetings of
00:26:41the work team, and the greetings of the director
00:26:44Adnan Al-Bahri, who wishes you a pleasant, happy, and beautiful
00:26:47evening. In God's care.
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00:30:38His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, may God protect
00:30:41him, receives a written message from the President
00:30:45of the Hellenic Republic concerning bilateral relations
00:30:48between the two friendly
00:30:49countries.
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