**4.3 Electricity production and emissions**

In terms of electricity production, Oman is using both oil and gas to meet its electricity requirement. As noted in **Figure 3**, the current consumption of electricity per capita in Oman is 15,309.4 kWh per year that can be translated into total energy consumption by multiplying this figure with the total population of Oman (15,309.4 × 4,613,726), which gives a total consumption of 70,633.37 million kWh per year. To calculate the emissions from electricity production through oil and gas, 70% of the electricity production is considered to be from oil, and 30% is considered to be from natural gas. These percentages were taken from the study conducted by the Authority of Electricity Regulation in Oman [61]. The EIA guidelines were used to establish the emissions both from oil and gas when used for electricity production. As per these guidelines, to produce 1 million British thermal units (btu) energy which is equal to 29.31 kWh from oil, a total of 161.30 pounds (=73.16 kg) of CO2 is produced. Similarly, if the same amount of energy is produced from gas, then the total emissions will be equal to 117.0 pounds (53.07 kg). The emissions from electricity production in Oman considering both oil and gas are therefore calculated as follows:

**Emissions from oil:** Electricity produced from oil = total electricity consumption × percentage produced from oil = 70,633.37 million kWh × 70% = 49,443.35 million kWh per year.

Emissions for 29.31 kWh from oil = 73.16 kg CO2.

Emission for 49,443.35 million kWh = 49,443.35 73.16 29.31 *x* = 1.234 × 1011 kg = **123.414 million tons CO2 per year.**

**Emission from gas:** Electricity produced from oil = total electricity consumption × percentage produced from oil = 70,633.37 million kWh × 30% = 21,190.01 million kWh per year.

Emissions for 29.31 kWh from gas = 53.07 kg CO2.

Emission for 21,190.01 million kWh = 21,190.01 53.07 29.31 *<sup>x</sup>* = 3.836 × 1010 kg = **38.367 million tons CO2 per year.**
