Oman is building future-ready cities in line with its Vision 2040 goals to modernize infrastructure and enhance quality of life.
Oman’s most ambitious smart city project, Sultan Haitham City, is already reshaping the urban landscape. Located in Seeb, this 14.8 million-square-meter development is designed to house more than 100,000 people across 19 neighborhoods. Sustainability is built into the city’s design, with 2.9 million square meters of green space, a net-zero emissions goal, and infrastructure that prioritizes walkability, digital connectivity, and electric mobility. The city, masterplanned by global firm SOM, serves as a national model for climate-conscious and livable urban design.
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The clean energy demand of the Greater Muscat Structure Plan is projected at a hefty 5 GW
Oman’s national grid will be suitably expanded and modernized to help meet a dramatic leap in the green energy requirements of a slate of Smart Cities and sustainable urban development schemes currently in various stages of early implementation in various parts of the Sultanate.
According to Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), the majority-state-owned operator of the national grid, an upgrade of the Electricity Transmission Master-Plan for the 2025 – 2040 timeframe will factor in the clean energy demand projections of these landmark urban schemes.
The proposed model demonstrates real-world effectiveness in reducing fuel consumption, labor costs, and emissions by leveraging AI for route optimization and ultrasonic sensors for real-time waste level monitoring. The outcome is a data-driven system that responds to bin capacity in real time, dramatically reducing unnecessary collection trips and landfill overflow.
In the race to modernize urban infrastructure and meet aggressive sustainability targets, Oman is making a bold leap. A pioneering waste management system powered by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and artificial intelligence is redefining how cities collect, process, and optimize municipal waste.
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Muscat has improved its standing in the global IMD Smart City Index, rising to 87th place out of 142 cities ranked worldwide in the 2025 edition. Muscat was ranked 88th in 2024 and 96th in 2023.
The index, developed by World Competitiveness Center (WCC) of IMD Business School, assesses cities on how they balance economic and technological development with quality of life indicators such as housing, healthcare, mobility, governance and inclusiveness.
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Digital transformations and modern technological developments are essential pillars for achieving sustainable development
With the continued implementation of sectoral strategies and national transformation programmes aimed at accelerating the goals of the Oman Vision 2040, the Sultanate of Oman has made significant improvements in its position in various international indicators related to innovation and digital transformation in recent times.
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